{"product_id":"common-sense-and-other-writings-thomas-paine-9780393978704","title":"Common Sense and Other Writings: A Norton Critical Edition","description":"Thomas Paine's loyalties were with universal and self-evident principles rather than with a particular group or nation, and it is this dimension that informed his most important works. This Norton Critical Edition shows how Paine's fury at the British Empire, including its injustices to South Asians and Africans, shaped his first best seller, \u003cem\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/em\u003e, and how his direct involvement with the French Revolution pushed his ideas toward a unique form of democratic radicalism. Together with his rejection of organized religion, Paine's radicalism resulted in his being one of the most hated men in both monarchial Britain and republican America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This volume includes J. M. Opal's introduction, \"Thomas Paine and the Revolutionary Enlightenment, 1770s-90s,\" which provides essential biographical and historical details across three tumultuous decades. Paine's most important works--from \u003cem\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/em\u003e (1776) through \u003cem\u003eAgrarian Justice\u003c\/em\u003e (1796)--are reprinted and are accompanied by explanatory annotations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Supporting materials include a wide range of documents from the turbulent years following the publication of both \u003cem\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/em\u003e and the Declaration of Independence. These include Pennsylvania's gradual emancipation statute of the 1780s, an ex-slave's impassioned call for revolutionary violence against European imperialists and masters, and a British conservative's witty rejoinder to Paine's vision of a brave new world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Four major interpretations of Paine's work are provided by Nathan R. Perl-Rosenthal, Robert A. Ferguson, Gary Kates, and Gregory Claeys.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Selected Bibliography is also included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Paine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393978702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393978704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Thomas Paine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079112585471,"sku":"9780393978704","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ac98c77-b1e9-4f04-816d-c297f9fddfb6.jpg?v=1685479366","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/common-sense-and-other-writings-thomas-paine-9780393978704","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}