{"product_id":"the-heart-of-the-declaration-steve-pincus-9780300234626","title":"The Heart of the Declaration: The Founders' Case for an Activist Government","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn eye-opening, meticulously researched new perspective on the influences that shaped the Founders as well as the nation's founding document\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From one election cycle to the next, a defining question continues to divide the country's political parties: Should the government play a major or a minor role in the lives of American citizens? The Declaration of Independence has long been invoked as a philosophical treatise in favor of limited government. Yet the bulk of the document is a discussion of policy, in which the Founders outlined the failures of the British imperial government. Above all, they declared, the British state since 1760 had done \u003ci\u003etoo little\u003c\/i\u003e to promote the prosperity of its American subjects. Looking beyond the Declaration's frequently cited opening paragraphs, Steve Pincus reveals how the document is actually a blueprint for a government with extensive powers to promote and protect the people's welfare. By examining the Declaration in the context of British imperial debates, Pincus offers a nuanced portrait of the Founders' intentions with profound political implications for today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Pincus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300234627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300234626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.50d","brand":"Steve Pincus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076008571135,"sku":"9780300234626","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91273191-7632-44eb-97a3-253d1562d413.jpg?v=1685462663","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-heart-of-the-declaration-steve-pincus-9780300234626","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}