03063nam 2200745Ia 450 991077845130332120230721022943.00-674-04137-210.4159/9780674041370(CKB)1000000000805613(EBL)3300531(OCoLC)456408657(SSID)ssj0000131841(PQKBManifestationID)11160713(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000131841(PQKBWorkID)10027469(PQKB)11520606(MiAaPQ)EBC3300531(DE-B1597)457717(OCoLC)1004876347(OCoLC)1013940197(OCoLC)1029834535(OCoLC)1032695913(OCoLC)1037981493(OCoLC)1041981723(OCoLC)1046610575(OCoLC)1046998059(DE-B1597)9780674041370(Au-PeEL)EBL3300531(CaPaEBR)ebr10318528(EXLCZ)99100000000080561320080205d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCreating a nation of joiners[electronic resource] democracy and civil society in early national Massachusetts /Johann N. NeemCambridge, Mass. Harvard University Pressc20081 online resource (270 p.)Harvard Historical Studies ;163Description based upon print version of record.0-674-03079-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-242) and index.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 -- IndexEver 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.Harvard Historical StudiesCivil societyMassachusettsHistoryCivil societyUnited StatesHistoryCitizens' associationsMassachusettsHistoryDemocracyMassachusettsHistoryMassachusettsPolitics and government1775-1865Civil societyHistory.Civil societyHistory.Citizens' associationsHistory.DemocracyHistory.306.209744/09033Neem Johann N1512535MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778451303321Creating a nation of joiners3746470UNINA