The Consent of the Governed
Author | : Gillian Brown |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674002989 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674002982 |
Rating | : 4/5 (982 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Consent of the Governed written by Gillian Brown and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What made the United States what it is began long before a shot was fired at a redcoat in Lexington, Massachusetts in 1775. The theories of reading developed by John Locke were the means by which a revolutionary attitude toward authority was disseminated throughout the British colonies in North America.