{"product_id":"our-declaration-a-reading-of-the-declaration-of-independence-in-defense-of-equality-9781324097976","title":"Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eOur Declaration\u003c\/em\u003e has already come to be regarded as a seminal work that reinterprets the promise of American democracy through our founding text. On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration and with over a decade of hindsight, renowned political philosopher Danielle Allen recontextualizes her revelatory book with a stunning new foreword. Combining a personal account of teaching the Declaration with a vivid evocation of the colonial world between 1774 and 1777, Allen 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 a document as much about political equality as about individual liberty. Beautifully illustrated throughout, \u003cem\u003eOur Declaration\u003c\/em\u003e is an \"uncommonly elegant, incisive, and often poetic primer on America's cardinal text\" (David M. Kennedy).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Danielle Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.50w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324097976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllen, Danielle:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDanielle Allen\u003c\/strong\u003e is the James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University and author of \u003cem\u003eJustice by Means of Democracy, Cuz\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOur Declaration\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Parkman Prize. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the American Academy of Sciences and Letters, she lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Danielle Allen \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47876583981213,"sku":"9781324097976","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_46278d97-2536-427d-b479-8573229ce259.jpg?v=1777382577","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/our-declaration-a-reading-of-the-declaration-of-independence-in-defense-of-equality-9781324097976","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}