Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality

by Danielle S. Allen

Book Overview

In just 1,337 words, the Declaration of Independence altered the course of history. Written in 1776, it is the most profound document in the history of government since the Magna Carta, signed nearly 800 years ago in 1215. Yet despite its paramount importance, the Declaration, curiously, is rarely read from start to finish--much less understood.

Troubled by the fact that so few Americans actually know what it says, Danielle Allen, a political philosopher...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087140690X
• ISBN13: 9780871406903
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.8"