Gordon Wood The American Revolution
He received the 1993 pulitzer prize for history for the radicalism of the american revolution and the 1970 bancroft prize for the creation of the american republic 1776 1787.
Gordon wood the american revolution. Gordon woods premise in this work is simple and concise and it is can be summed up by saying that given the monarchicalhierarchical mind set of 18th century europeans the republicanism that the american revolution instilled and promulgated for all white males not just property owners was truly radical. It is considered among the definitive works on the social political and economic consequences of the revolutionary war. Uploaded by lotu tii on november 4 2013.
Having won a pulitzer in 1993 for his book the radicalism of the american revolution which demonstrated how society and culture were transformed wood is clearly on strong territory when it comes. The author explains economic social and religious currents running thru the fabric of america and how they entwine to develop the impetus for revolution and development of a radically new form of republican government. In contrast to historians who have increasingly seen the american revolution as a conservative movement with no major social disruption wood sees it as socially radical.
By that he means that it had intellectual roots ranging from ancient greece and rome to the english commonwealth and that it was more communal than capitalistic. He is one of the foremost scholars on the american revolution in the country. A history item preview remove circle.
Ideally he writes republicanism obliterated the individual. Wood is an american author and historian who is professor of history emeritus at brown university. Publication date 2002 publisher new york.
The american revolution. Gordon wood is professor of history at brown university. Wood is professor of history at brown university.
A 2010 recipient of the national humanities medal he is considered one of the foremost american scholars on the founding of the united states of america. Gordon stewart wood born november 27 1933 is an american historian and university professor at brown universityhe is a recipient of the 1993 pulitzer prize for history for the radicalism of the american revolution 1992. Similar items based on metadata.
His book the radicalism of the american revolution won the pulitzer prize in 1991. Wood says that the american revolution was a republican revolution. In very readable and concise manner wood takes one from the events leading to american revolution to the adoption of the constitution.
His book the creation of the american republic 17761787 1969 won a 1970 bancroft prizein 2010 he was awarded the national humanities medal. He is best known for his pulitzer winning book the radicalism of the american revolution as well as his 1970 bancroft prize winning the creation of the american republic. The american revolution.
Gordon wood writes a somewhat celebratory account of the radical democratizing effects of the american revolution.