The social structure of revolutionary America / / by Jackson Turner Main

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460702103321
• Autore: Main Jackson Turner
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 1965; ©1965
• ISBN: 0-691-64886-7; 0-691-04565-8; 1-4008-7904-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (340 p.)
• Collana: Princeton Legacy Library
• Disciplina: 309.173
• Soggetti: Social structure - United States - History - 18th century; Electronic books.; United States Social conditions To 1865; United States Social life and customs To 1775
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- I. The Economic Class Structure of the North -- II. The Economic Class Structure of the South -- III. Income and Property -- IV. Standards and Styles of Living -- V. Mobility in Early America -- VI. Social Classes in the Revolutionary Era -- VII. Contemporary Views of Class -- VIII. Classes and Culture Patterns -- IX. Conclusion -- Appendix: Needs and Resources -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Professor Main's conviction is that an understanding of political history in Colonial America depends on a knowledge of the country's underlying social structure. To provide this he examines different types of societies in revolutionary America between 1763 and 1788: frontier, subsistence farm, commercial farm, urban. He studies in detail the nature of land ownership, distribution of property and income, relations between income levels and culture, and the extent of social mobility. Thousands of probate and. tax records are examined to provide an analysis of the economic class structure of a new nation. Traditional historical techniques are combined with a conceptual ; framework from sociology relating to class structure, stratification, and mobility. Originally published in 1965.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.