Parades and the Politics of the Street : Festive Culture in the Early American Republic.
"The world of the Founding Fathers was also a postrevolutionary society, in whose streets people of all social classes jostled in festivals and parades that expressed a vibrant popular politics. Simon Newman's book is as lively as the tumultuous political culture he has mapped."--Lind...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
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| Language: | English |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
1999.
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| Series: | Early American studies.
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Full text (Emmanuel users only) |
| Summary: | "The world of the Founding Fathers was also a postrevolutionary society, in whose streets people of all social classes jostled in festivals and parades that expressed a vibrant popular politics. Simon Newman's book is as lively as the tumultuous political culture he has mapped."--Linda K. Kerber, author of Women of the Republic. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-264) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283210940 9781283210942 9780812217247 0812217241 9780812200478 0812200470 0812233999 9780812233995 |