Thomas Paine Britain, America, and France in the Age of Enlightenment and Revolution

J. C. D. Clark, Hall Distinguished Professor of British History, University of Kansas

Introduction: the Age of Paine?
PART I. DISCOURSES AND CONTEXTS
1. Contexts and biography
2. Pathways of political change: from (anti-)Jacobite to Jacobin
3. Discourses and their exponents
PART II. TEXTS AND CONTINGENCIES
4. The unexpected revolution: America, 1774-1787
5. The unexpected revolution: France, 1787-1802
6. Paine, religion, and politics: the Deist legacy
PART III. DIVERGENCES AND LEGACIES
7. Receptions and reinterpretations: Paine's lasting influence
8. Conclusion: the Age of Revolution, the Enlightenment and the dynamics of reforming traditions
Appendix: Paine de-attributions
Bibliography
Index