Many social changes were happening to the United States, France, and British during the 1780s-1790s.  Obtaining independence from a monarchy, to defending sovereignty, to economics, to social rights.  Each were forced to reconsider what they thought of liberty and freedom.  Each considered the rights and treatment of slaves, along with the penal system.  Methods were used to protect free speech, to prevent persecution for disagreement with those in power.  The privileges of the elite, the nobles were challenged.  Exploitation by those in power were to be resisted.  As power shifted to private entities, to the market system, those in power had their own exploitation methods which were challenged.  Developing a need for workers’ rights.  Technological development changed infrastructure. 

 

The book covers a range of topics, and therefore there is limited information on each topic.  More research would be needed to understand each society and event.  The history is represented using contemporary values, of the early 21st century.  Creating a narrative fallacy for what was right and wrong.