 | Enemyship: Democracy and Counter-Revolution in the Early Republic Subjects: United States -- Politics and government -- 1783–1809; United States -- History -- Revolution 1775–1783 -- Social aspects; Political culture -- United States -- History -- 18th century; Enemies -- Political aspects -- United States -- History; Democracy; The Declaration of Independence is usually celebrated as a radical document that inspired revolution in the English colonies, in France, and elsewhere. In Enemyship , however, Jeremy Engels views the Declaration as a rhetorical strategy that outlined wildly effective arguments justifying revolution against a colonial authority--and then threatened political stability once independence was finally achieved. Jeremy Engels is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences at Penn State University. |
