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Autore |
Mercieca Jennifer R |
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Titolo |
Founding fictions [[electronic resource] /] / Jennifer R. Mercieca |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Collana |
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Rhetoric, culture, and social critique |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Citizenship - United States - History - 18th century |
Citizenship - United States - History - 19th century |
Political culture - United States - History - 18th century |
Political culture - United States - History - 19th century |
Political stability - United States - History |
Political participation - United States - History |
Democracy - United States - History |
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United States Politics and government To 1775 |
United States Politics and government 1775-1783 |
United States Politics and government 1783-1865 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Part political history, part rhetorical criticism, Founding Fictions is an extended analysis of how Americans imagined themselves as citizens between 1764 and 1845. It critically re-interrogates our fundamental assumptions about a government based upon the will of the people, |
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