Our Declaration by Danielle Allen

Book is in like new condition, see photos for more details. "TAn] astounding new book that should reinvigorate public understanding of the founding document of the United States." -SARAH J. PURCELL, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteOur. » ecfaratiotthas already come to be regarded as a seminal work that reinterprets the promise of American democracy through our founding text. Combining a personal account of teaching the Declaration with a vivid evocation of the colonial world between 1774 and 1777, Danielle Allen, a political philosopher renowned for her work on justice and citizen-ship, reveals our nation's founding text as not a catechism to be memorized but an animating force that can and did change the world. Challenging conventional wisdom, Allen finds "new meaning in Jefferson's understanding of equality" (Joseph J. Ellis), boldly making the case that the Declaration is as much a document about political equality as it is about individual liberty. Beautifully illustrated throughout, Our