03124nam 2200781Ia 450 991096500920332120200520144314.09780674041370067404137210.4159/9780674041370(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(Perlego)1133098(EXLCZ)99100000000080561320080205d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCreating a nation of joiners 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.9780674030794 0674030796 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 N1809407MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910965009203321Creating a nation of joiners4360183UNINA