The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
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The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution is a landmark historical study by Bernard Bailyn that examines the political and intellectual ideas that shaped the American Revolution.
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Target entity: The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Context triple: [Pulitzer Prize for History, notableWinningWork, The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution]
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The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
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Reason and Revolution
Reason and Revolution is a seminal 1941 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critically interprets Hegel and traces the development of critical theory and modern social thought.
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The Age of Revolution
The Age of Revolution is a historical volume by Winston Churchill that chronicles the political and social upheavals from the late 17th to early 19th centuries in the English-speaking world.
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The Roots of American Order
The Roots of American Order is a seminal work of political and cultural history in which Russell Kirk traces the philosophical, religious, and legal foundations of American civilization from ancient times to the founding era.
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E.
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century is a seminal 1851 political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that articulates his anarchist vision of social and economic reorganization without centralized state authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Target entity description: The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution is a landmark historical study by Bernard Bailyn that examines the political and intellectual ideas that shaped the American Revolution.
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A.
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
-
B.
Reason and Revolution
Reason and Revolution is a seminal 1941 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critically interprets Hegel and traces the development of critical theory and modern social thought.
-
C.
The Age of Revolution
The Age of Revolution is a historical volume by Winston Churchill that chronicles the political and social upheavals from the late 17th to early 19th centuries in the English-speaking world.
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D.
The Roots of American Order
The Roots of American Order is a seminal work of political and cultural history in which Russell Kirk traces the philosophical, religious, and legal foundations of American civilization from ancient times to the founding era.
-
E.
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century is a seminal 1851 political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that articulates his anarchist vision of social and economic reorganization without centralized state authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
history book
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non-fiction book ⓘ scholarly monograph ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
history
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political science ⓘ |
| argues |
American Enlightenment
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surface form:
American Revolution was deeply rooted in ideas and ideology
colonial leaders feared a conspiracy against liberty within the British Empire ⓘ republican ideas were central to American revolutionary thought ⓘ |
| author | Bernard Bailyn ⓘ |
| awarded |
Bancroft Prize
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Pulitzer Prize for History ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| basedOn | analysis of political pamphlets from 1760s and 1770s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| enlargedEditionPublicationYear | 1970s ⓘ |
| examines |
influence of Whig ideology on American colonists
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role of pamphlets in shaping revolutionary ideas ⓘ sources of revolutionary ideology in British political thought ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
colonial pamphleteers
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eighteenth-century American political pamphlets ⓘ |
| genre |
intellectual history
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political history ⓘ |
| hasEdition | enlarged edition ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
interpretations of American political culture
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subsequent studies of Atlantic republicanism ⓘ |
| influenced |
historiography of the American Revolution
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study of republicanism in early America ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Revolutionary era
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surface form:
American Revolution
colonial American political ideology ⓘ political thought ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on ideological and intellectual causes of the American Revolution
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use of pamphlet literature as primary sources ⓘ |
| partOf | scholarly debate on causes of the American Revolution ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harvard University Press ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
scholars
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students of American history ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
American Revolutionary era
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eighteenth century ⓘ pre-Revolutionary America ⓘ |
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Pulitzer Prize for History
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notableWinningWork
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The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
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