Table of Contents

List of Illustrations ix Introduction: The American Revolution and the Origins of Democratic Modernity 1 1 First Rumblings 25 2 A Republican Revolution 36 3 Revolutionary Constitutionalism and the Federal Union (1776-90) 70 4 Schooling Republicans 90 5 Benjamin Franklin: "American Icon"? 113 6 Black Emancipation: Confronting Slavery in the New Republic 140 7 Expropriating the Native Americans 158 8 Whites Dispossessed 174 9 Canada: An Ideological Conflict 191 10 John Adams's "American Revolution" 211 11 Jefferson's French Revolution 246 12 A Tragic Case: The Irish Revolution (1775-98) 285 13 America's "Conservative Turn": The Emerging "Party System" in the 1790 321 14 America and the Haitian Revolution 361 15 Louisiana and the Principles of '7 385 16 A Revolutionary Era: Napoleon, Spain, and the Americas (1808-15) 423 17 Reaction, Radicalism, and Americanisme under "the Restoration" (1814-30) 456 18 The Greek Revolution (1770-1830) 495 19 The Freedom-Fighters of the 1830 512 20 The Revolutions of 1848 Democratic Republicanism versus Socialism 547 21 American Reaction (1848-52) 568 Conclusion: "Exceptionalism," Populism, and the Radical Enlightenment's Demise 600 Notes 615 Bibliography 683 Index 727

About the Author

Jonathan Israel is professor emeritus of modern history at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. His many books include Revolutionary Ideas: An Intellectual History of the French Revolution from "The Rights of Man" to Robespierre and A Revolution of the Mind: Radical Enlightenment and the Intellectual Origins of Modern Democracy (both Princeton).

Reviews

"One of Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of 2017 in American History"

"Honorable Mention for the 2018 PROSE Award in U.S. History, Association of American Publishers"

"Stoutly makes the case that the American Revolution was ‘of immense consequence for America's future and for the rest of globe.’ Though not a new argument, it has never before been made so fully or with such convincing force. . . . Like Israel’s previous books, this bravura, complex, learned interpretation of 75 years of revolutionary history is sure to stir debate."
*Publishers Weekly*

"An impressively broad scholarly history whose readability and smooth organization make it a joy to read."
*Kirkus Reviews*

"A fascinating global look at how the American Revolution didn't simply conclude with the independence of 13 colonies from Great Britain, and the creation of the United States of America. . . . The author offers a compelling overview of how the American Revolution impacted on the rest of the world well into the 19th century and beyond."
*American Magazine*

"The Expanding Blaze is studded with interesting facts. . . . An important, necessary and convincing argument overall."---Elizabeth Cobbs, Times Higher Education

"This book’s wide-angle account of the nineteenth-century spread of revolutionary democratic ideals makes it impossible to see the American founding as simply a national event; it was, in reality, nothing less than a battle of ideas played out on a global stage."---G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs

"The Expanding Blaze: How the American Revolution Ignited the World 1775-1848 offers a full blast of Israel from its very first page."---Catherine O'Donnell, Journal of Southern History