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Autore |
Neem Johann N |
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Titolo |
Creating a nation of joiners [[electronic resource] ] : democracy and civil society in early national Massachusetts / / Johann N. Neem |
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Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (270 p.) |
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Collana |
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Harvard Historical Studies ; ; 163 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Civil society - Massachusetts - History |
Civil society - United States - History |
Citizens' associations - Massachusetts - History |
Democracy - Massachusetts - History |
Massachusetts Politics and government 1775-1865 |
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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 (p. [183]-242) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Revolutionary Commonwealth -- 2. Fragmentation and Contestation -- 3. The Political Transformation of Civil Society -- 4. Forging a Grassroots Public Sphere -- 5. The Elite Public Sphere -- 6. Democrats Strike Back -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Ever since Alexis de Tocqueville published his observations in Democracy in America, Americans have recognized the distinctiveness of their voluntary tradition. In a work of political, legal, social, and intellectual history, Neem traces the origins of this venerable tradition to the vexed beginnings of American democracy in Massachusetts. |
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