The Organization of American Culture, 1700-1900 - Private Institutions, Elites, and the Origins of American Nationality

Nationality, argues Peter Hall, did not follow directly from the colonists' declaration of independence from England, nor from the political union of the states under the Constitution of 1789. It was, rather, the product of organizations which socialized individuals to a national outlook.

About the author

Peter Dobkin Hall has been a Research Associate at the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University and has taught at Wesleyan University. He is currently at work on a history of American culture in the twentieth century.

Summary

Tracing the role of such New England-influenced corporate institutions as colleges, religious bodies, professional societeis, and businesses, this book shows how their promoters sought to "civilize" the increasingly diverse and dispersed American people.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Hall, Peter D Hall, Peter D. Hall, Peter Dobkin Hall, George Kassimeris
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.1984
• EAN: 9780814734254
• ISBN: 978-0-8147-3425-4
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 230 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 503 g
• Series: New York University Series in; New York University Series in
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous