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"Republicanism was an indefinite term" : political fictions as critical tools for citizenship -- "The Revolution was in the minds of the people" : citizens as romantic heroes, 1764-1776 -- "The American Constitution is that little article of HOPE, left at the bottom of Pando...

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1. Verfasser: Mercieca, Jennifer R.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2010.
Schriftenreihe:Rhetoric, culture, and social critique.
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Zusammenfassung:"Republicanism was an indefinite term" : political fictions as critical tools for citizenship -- "The Revolution was in the minds of the people" : citizens as romantic heroes, 1764-1776 -- "The American Constitution is that little article of HOPE, left at the bottom of Pandora's box of evils" : citizens as tragic victims, 1783-1789 -- "Who would not have been willing to have died such a death?" : citizens as reified patriot heroes, July 4, 1826 -- "I will not look up to the weather-cock of popularity, to see which way the gale is blowing" : citizens as ironic partisans, 1816-1845.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 274 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780817383558
0817383557
0817316906
9780817316907

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