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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458342703321

Autore

Burnham Michelle

Titolo

Folded selves : colonial New England writing in the world system / / Michelle Burnham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hanover, New Hampshire : , : Dartmouth College Press : , : University Press of New England, , [2007]

©2007

ISBN

1-61168-684-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Reencounters with colonialism: new perspectives on the Americas

Disciplina

810.9/3553

Soggetti

American literature - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - History and criticism

American literature - New England - History and criticism

Economics and literature - United States - History - 17th century

Colonies in literature

Economics in literature

Travel writing - History - 17th century

Electronic books.

New England Civilization 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-217) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : colonial folds and the space of dissent -- Investment : uncertain certainty and the economic subject -- Merchants : William Bradford and plain style -- Inflation : Thomas Morton and trading-post pastoral -- Vent : Anne Hutchinson and antinomian selfhood -- Equivalence : Roger Williams and the typology of trade -- Debt : Salem witchcraft and paper money -- Epilogue : economies of possession and dissent.

Sommario/riassunto

A new evaluation of New England's literature of dissent in works by early English settlers in America