Creating a Nation of Joiners
Democracy and Civil Society in Early National Massachusetts
Published on 1. July 2009
269 pages
978-0-674-04137-0 (ISBN)
Description
Ever 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.
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Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04137-0 (9780674041370)
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Johann N. Neem
Creating a Nation of Joiners
Democracy and Civil Society in Early National Massachusetts
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12/2008
Harvard University Press
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Johann N. Neem is Associate Professor of History, Western Washington University.
Content
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 Index
