Toward a More Perfect Union: Virtue and the Formation of American Republics - Couverture rigide

Withington, Ann Fairfax

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195068351 ISBN 13 : 9780195068351

Editeur : OUP USA, 1992

Synopsis

xvi 264p cloth, dustjacket, illustrations, index, as new, library stamp

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

A convincing account, writen with unusual wit and style, of the manner in which colonial American self-righteousness and self-denials contributed to a change of sensibility that prepared the way for Independence. (William & Mary Quarterly)

An important and readable book by a gifted author. (Choice)

Original and deeply interesting....I like this study very much. It is an important book and well-researched. It will add luster to any publisher's list. (Robert Middlekauff, University of California, Berkeley)

Withington's book is imaginative and carefully argued and makes a major contribution to the ongoing debate over the meaning of American republicanism. (The Historian)

This book happens to be a particularly bright and imaginative exemplar of that genre which repays a careful reading with many original and important insights into our revolutionary past. (Journal of Interdisciplinary History)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

On the way toward declaring independence, Americans saw themselves as a separate people in the process of birth. In 1774, the First Continental Congress drew up a highly specific code of behaviour banning cock-fighting, horse-racing , and theatre. Public executions took the place of drama, and strict regulations were placed on funerals . Withington argues that Congress banned these activities because they were viewed as posing a threat to the values needed in order to make resistance to Britain successful. The book is a brilliant example of cultural history, using activities like gambling and theatre to illuminate the popular attitudes and government policy that contributed to the move toward Independence.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: OUP USA
• Date d'édition: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0195068351
• ISBN 13: 9780195068351
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 282