The Expanding Blaze

How the American Revolution Ignited the World, 1775-1848

Jonathan Israel

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Princeton University Pres
03 February 2020

History; History of the Americas; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions; Social & political philosophy

A major intellectual history of the American Revolution and its influence on later revolutions in Europe and the AmericasThe Expanding Blaze is a sweeping history of how the American Revolution inspired revolutions throughout Europe and the Atlantic world in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Jonathan Israel, one of the world's leading historians of the Enlightenment, shows how the radical ideas of the American founders set the pattern for democratic revolutions, movements, and constitutions in France, Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Greece, Canada, Haiti, Brazil, and Spanish America. The book traces how American efforts to implement Radical Enlightenment ideas drove revolutions abroad, as foreign leaders followed the American example and espoused American democratic values. The first major new intellectual history of the age of democratic revolution in decades, The Expanding Blaze returns the American Revolution to its global context.

By: Jonathan Israel
Imprint: Princeton University Pres
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780691195933
ISBN 10: 0691195935
Pages: 768
Publication Date: 03 February 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jonathan Israel is professor emeritus of modern history at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. His many books include Revolutionary Ideas and A Revolution of the Mind (both Princeton).

Reviews for The Expanding Blaze: How the American Revolution Ignited the World, 1775-1848

"""One of Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of 2017 in American History"" ""Honorable Mention for the 2018 PROSE Award in U.S. History, Association of American Publishers"""