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The roots of democracy, American thought and culture, 1760-1800, Robert E. Shalhope

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The roots of democracy, American thought and culture, 1760-1800, Robert E. Shalhope

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-184) and index

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platesillustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The roots of democracy

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bibliography

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56718190

Responsibility statement

Robert E. Shalhope

Series statement

American thought and culture

Sub title

American thought and culture, 1760-1800

Summary

The last half of the eighteenth century was a period of enormous cultural and intellectual ferment in America-an era of fundamental transformation in law, politics, and religion, as well as deep changes in the American social order. At the center of the turmoil was the American Revolution, an event with roots reaching far back into the colonial period and effects extending well into the nineteenth century. Robert E. Shalhope traces the dramatic shifts in attitudes and behavior from before the Revolution, through the war itself, the creation of republican governments, and the conflicts of the 1790s. This outstanding synthesis addresses a number of recurrent themes in American cultural history, including the persistence of conflict between democratic impulses and elitist tendencies-a conflict that has resurfaced in our own time

Table Of Contents

The old order in America -- Revolutionary Republicanism -- The arts in the New Republic -- The creation of Republican governments -- A Republican culture -- The Emergence of a Democratic society

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