A factious people : politics and society in colonial New York / / Patricia U. Bonomi

• Autore: Bonomi Patricia U.
• Pubblicazione: Ithaca, [New York] ; ; London : , : Cornell University Press, , 1971; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 pages)
• Disciplina: 974.7/02
• Soggetto topico: HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
• Soggetto geografico: New York (State) History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; New York (State) Politics and government To 1775
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- I. Some Problems in Colonial New York History -- 1 . Carl Becker's View of Colonial New York -- 2. The New York "Aristocracy": A Problem of Definition -- 3. Political Factionalism: A "divided" and "contentious" People -- 4. "As the twig is bent . . . " -- 5. "Who should rule at home"? -- II. Settlement and Expansion -- 1 . "A mixture of Nations" -- 2. Local Government: A Random Growth -- 3. The "City-State" of Albany -- 4 . The "Albany Spirit" -- III. Economic Interests and Political Contentions -- I. The Merchant Interest -- 2. The Landed Interest -- 3. The Backdrop: The Leislerian Upheaval - Fiscal Policies -- 4. Politics and Governor Hunter: 1710 - 1719 -- 5. Politics and Governor Burnet: 1720 - 1727 -- 6. Shifting Patterns: 1728 - 1731 -- IV. The Morris-Cosby Dispute: A Political and Constitutional Crisis -- 1. The Resurgence of Parties: Governor Cosby and the Van Dam Affair -- 2. A Twofold Strategy: The Founding of Zenger's New-York Weekly Journal; the Westchester Election of 1733 -- 3. A Flanking Maneuver: Lewis Morris in London; Petitions in New York -- 4. A Crisis of Identity in the Making -- V. James De Lancey, Anglo-American: The Politics of New York at Mid-Century -- 1. Building an Anglo-American "Interest" -- 2. James DeLancey versus Governor George Clinton -- 3. Governor Clinton Builds a Party: 1748 - 1752 -- 4. Henry Beekman and the Politics of Dutchess County -- 5. James DeLancey Becomes Acting Governor of New York -- VI. New York's Land System: Problems and Opportunities -- 1. Problems of Interpretation and Definition -- 2. Legal and Economic Aspects of the Great Patents -- 3. A Favorable View of Tenancy -- 4. The Causes of Agrarian Unrest -- 5. A "Drove of Banditt Rovers" -- 6. The Riots of 1766 -- 7. Some Considerations -- VII . Politics, The "Universal Topick ": 1765-1770 -- 1. The Parties Take Shape -- 2. On Party Labels -- 3. The Election of 1768 -- 4. Party Conflicts in the Assembly: 1768 -- 5. The Election of 1769 -- 6. Assembly Maneuvers: 1769 -- 7. Alexander McDougall and "the grand Cause of America" -- VIII. Ideology and Politics: A Concluding Note -- Appendixes -- Appendix A. Genealogies -- Appendix B. English Governors of New York -- Appendix C. Representatives in the Colonial Assembly -- Appendix D. Council of the Colony of New York -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: First published in 1971 and long out of print, this classic account of Colonial-era New York chronicles how the state was buffeted by political and sectional rivalries and by conflict arising from a wide diversity of ethnic and religious identities. New York's highly volatile and contentious political life, Patricia U. Bonomi shows, gave rise to a number of interest groups for whose support political leaders had to compete, resulting in new levels of democratic participation.
• Titolo autorizzato: A factious people
• ISBN: 0-8014-5533-2; 0-8014-5534-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814969203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II