Cultural Revolutions - The Politics of Everyday Life in Britain, North America and France

Informationen zum Autor Leora Auslander is Professor of European Social History at the University of Chicago and author of the critically acclaimed! Taste and Power. Zusammenfassung The revolutions in the England, North America, and France ushered in the modern political age. This title analyzes the place of material culture, ritual, and everyday life during these revolutions, providing a fresh and engaging interpretation of the strategies used to transform people from monarchists into republicans. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. The Politics of the Everyday: Political and Cultural Revolution Chapter 2. Culture and Politics in Early Modern Courtly and Colonial Society Chapter 3. The Republican Challenge in mid-Seventeenth-Century England Chapter 4. The American Revolution: The Politics of the Everyday in the Transition from Colony to Nation Chapter 5. Making French Republicans: Revolutionary Transformation of the Everyday Conclusion. Legacies: Culture in the Modern Nation-State Bibliography/Guide to Further Reading

Product details

• Authors: Leora Auslander, Auslander Leora
• Publisher: Berg Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2008
• EAN: 9781845202606
• ISBN: 978-1-84520-260-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, France, European History, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / France, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, British Isles, History of the Americas, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599