Creating a Nation of Joiners - Democracy and Civil Society in Early National Massachusetts

Zusammenfassung 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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• Authors: Johann N Neem, Johann N. Neem, Neem Johann N.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2008
• EAN: 9780674030794
• ISBN: 978-0-674-03079-4
• No. of pages: 270
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Harvard Historical Studies; Harvard Historical Studies (Ha; Harvard Historical Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History, Massachusetts, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Political structures: democracy, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas