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New England's Generation: The Great Migration and the Formation of Society and Culture in the Seventeenth Century - Couverture souple

Anderson, Virginia

 
9780521447645: New England's Generation: The Great Migration and the Formation of Society and Culture in the Seventeenth Century
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 052144764X ISBN 13 : 9780521447645
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Through analyses of the process of migration and settlement and of the symbolic meaning that participants attached to their experiences, this book tells the story of New England's origins as one of dynamism and change. Focusing on the lives of nearly seven-hundred emigrants, the narrative examines such topics as the settlers' motives for leaving England, their experience of the voyage, their patterns of settlement in the New World, and their search for economic security in a new land. The descendants of the founders erected the story of their 'great' migration into early British America's only effective foundation myth - a record of achievement that succeeding generations could never match. Rich in detail and insight, this exploration of New England's founding examines both the lives of ordinary people and the transcendent meanings that those lives ultimately acquired.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Through analyses of the process of migration and settlement and of the symbolic meaning that participants attached to their experiences, this book tells the story of New England's origins as one of dynamism and change. Focusing on the lives of nearly seven-hundred emigrants, the narrative examines such topics as the settlers' motives for leaving England, their experience of the voyage, their patterns of settlement in the New World, and their search for economic security in a new land. The descendants of the founders erected the story of their 'great' migration into early British America's only effective foundation myth - a record of achievement that succeeding generations could never match. Rich in detail and insight, this exploration of New England's founding examines both the lives of ordinary people and the transcendent meanings that those lives ultimately acquired.

Revue de presse

'As the title suggests, this is a scholarly book, yet there's much here to interest general readers of American history. Anderson's mission is to examine the reasons for the stability of early New England.' Providence Journal

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
052144764X
ISBN 13 
9780521447645
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
248
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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