The Scottish Invention of America, Democracy and Human Rights
Download or Read eBook The Scottish Invention of America, Democracy and Human Rights PDF written by Alexander Leslie Klieforth and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2004 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Alexander Leslie Klieforth |
| Publisher | : University Press of America |
| Total Pages | : 452 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0761827919 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780761827917 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Scottish Invention of America, Democracy and Human Rights by : Alexander Leslie Klieforth
Book excerpt: The Scottish Invention of America, Democracy and Human Rights is a history of liberty from 1300 BC to 2004 AD. The book traces the history of the philosophy and fight for freedom from the ancient Celts to the medieval Scots to the Scottish Enlightenment to the creation of America. The work contends that the roots of liberty originated in the radical political thought of the ancient Celts, the Scots' struggle for freedom, John Duns Scotus and the Scottish declaration of independence (Arbroath, 1320) that were the primary basis of the American Declaration of Independence and the modern human rights movement.
