The anti-rent era in New York law and politics, 1839-1865 / / Charles W. McCurdy
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| Autore: |
McCurdy Charles W. <1948->
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| Titolo: |
The anti-rent era in New York law and politics, 1839-1865 / / Charles W. McCurdy
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| Pubblicazione: | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2001 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (428 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 346.74704/344 |
| Soggetto topico: | Landlord and tenant - New York (State) - History |
| Rent strikes - New York (State) - History | |
| Law - Political aspects | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-385) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Preface; 1. Governor Seward and the Manor of Rensselaerwyck; 2. Whig Reconnaissance; 3. The Politics of Evasion; 4. The Trouble with Democrats; 5. Depression-Era Constitutionalism; 6. Signs of War; 7. Resistance and Reform; 8. Political Crossroads; 9. A Cacophony of Voices; 10. Democratic Futility; 11. Whig Resolution; 12. Enmeshed in Law; 13. The End of an Era; Notes; Index; |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A chronicle of the largest tenant rebellion in US history, from its beginning in the rural villages of eastern New York in 1839 until its collapse in 1865. The author highlights the manifold ways in which law and politics shaped the pattern of anti-rent violence and the drive for land reform. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The anti-rent era in New York law and politics, 1839-1865 |
| ISBN: | 979-88-908679-0-2 |
| 0-8078-6087-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910809897503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Studies in legal history.