Used, Abused, and Sidelined

"Examines the evolving significance of the US Declaration of Independence, analyzing its dual role as both a local and universal document used for liberatory purposes as well as a warrant for both regressive and progressive politics, while questioning its relevance as its 250th anniversary approaches"-- Provided by publisher.

Mary E. Stuckey is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at the Pennsylvania State University. Her most recent books are For the Enjoyment of the People: The Creation of National Identity in American Public Lands and Deplorable: The Worst Presidential Campaigns from Jefferson to Trump, the latter published by Penn State University Press.