Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution: And the Means of Making it a Benefit to the...

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Richard Price

Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution

And the Means of Making it a Benefit to the World

Richard Price

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Cambridge University Press
22 August 2013

History of the Americas; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; American War of Independence

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - North American History

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Having urged political reforms in Britain, Richard Price (1723–91) turned to defending the cause of American independence. Born in Wales, Price became an influential moral philosopher, dissenting Protestant preacher, political pamphleteer, and economic theorist. Known for his trenchant defence of the freedom of the human will against philosophical sceptics, Price applied his justification of individual moral agency to political issues - particularly the American Revolution - during the latter part of his life. This tract on America first appeared in 1784. Defining the right of American colonists to oppose British corruption, it suggested that their independence would offer much 'benefit to the world'. But it also offered a relatively rare critique of the system of racial slavery that continued to develop in America. Reissued here is the 1785 publication that also contained translations from French of a letter to Price by the economist Turgot and a parody by Charles-Joseph Mathon de la Cour which had amused Benjamin Franklin.

By: Richard Price
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 220g
ISBN: 9781108060172
ISBN 10: 110806017X
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - North American History
Pages: 170
Publication Date: 22 August 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active