TY - BOOK AU - Becker,Carl L. TI - The Declaration of independence: a study in the history of political ideas PY - 1942/// CY - New York PB - A.A. Knopf KW - United States KW - Politics and government KW - 1775-1783 N1 - Index: pp. 281-286; Cont.: The Declaration of Independence -- Historical antecedents of the Declaration : the natural rights philosophy -- Historical antecedents of the Declaration : theory of the British empire -- Drafting the Declaration -- The literary qualities of the Declaration -- The philosophy of the Declaration in the nineteenth century ER -