Preface to the Fiftieth Anniversary Edition (2017)
Preface to the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition (1992)
Foreword to the Original Edition (1967)
Abbreviations
I. The Literature of Revolution
II. Sources and Traditions
III. Power and Liberty: A Theory of Politics
IV. The Logic of Rebellion
- A Note on Conspiracy
V. Transformation
- 1. Representation and Consent
- 2. Constitution and Rights
- 3. Sovereignty
VI. The Contagion of Liberty
- 1. Slavery
- 2. Establishment of Religion
- 3. The Democracy Unleashed
- 4. “Whether Some Degree of Respect Be Not Always Due from Inferiors to Superiors”
Postscript. Fulfillment: A Commentary on the Constitution
Index

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1968 Bancroft Prize, Columbia University

1968 Pulitzer Prize for History

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