Creating a nation of joiners: democracy and civil society in early national Massachusetts

Neem explores the multiple conflicts that produced a vibrant pluralistic civil society following the American Revolution. The result was an astounding release of civic energy as ordinary people, long denied a voice in public debates, organized to advocate temperance, to protect the Sabbath, and to a...

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1. Verfasser: Neem, Johann N. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] Harvard Univ. Press 2008
Schriftenreihe:Harvard historical studies 163
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Zusammenfassung:Neem explores the multiple conflicts that produced a vibrant pluralistic civil society following the American Revolution. The result was an astounding release of civic energy as ordinary people, long denied a voice in public debates, organized to advocate temperance, to protect the Sabbath, and to abolish slavery; elite Americans formed private institutions to promote education and their stewardship of culture and knowledge. --from publisher description
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:259 S.
ISBN:9780674030794

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