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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451512503321

Autore

Hackett David G

Titolo

The rude hand of innovation [[electronic resource] ] : religion and social order in Albany, New York, 1652-1836 / / David G. Hackett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1991

ISBN

1-280-52512-6

0-19-536229-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Religion in America series

Disciplina

306.0974743

Soggetti

Social change

Electronic books.

Albany (N.Y.) Social conditions

Albany (N.Y.) Religion

Albany (N.Y.) Ethnic relations

New York (State) History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

New York (State) History 1775-1865

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize essay of the American Society of Church History."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-230) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Tables; Maps; Introduction; Chapter 1 Religion and Social Order in Colonial Albany; Chapter 2 From Albany Townspeople to Americans: The Social Origins of Nationalism; Chapter 3 The Yankee Invasion; Chapter 4 The Twilight of Calvinism; Chapter 5 The Changing Meaning of Nationalism in the Early Nineteenth Century; Chapter 6 The Emergence of the New Society; Conclusion; Appendix A: A Note on Method; Appendix B: Social Differences Between the Workingmen and Their Rivals; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize Eassy of the American Society of Church History. Based on original sources, it illuminates the social history of Albany, New York, seen as a case study to demonstrate the central role played by religion in the creation of American social life.