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1 online resource (246 pages). |
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Jeffersonian America
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Jeffersonian America.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
"'We the People' Have No Political Existence" : The Rise and Fall of the Middling Interest in Boston, Massachusetts -- "Let Us Unite Like One Man" : Organizing the Opposition to Slavery in Illinois -- "Associate Yourselves throughout the Nation" : The Struggle to Shape Federal Tariff Policy in Pennsylvania and Virginia -- "You Must Organize against Organization" : The Presidential Election of 1824 -- Appendixes: U.S. Election Turnout, 1820-1825; Boston Election Results, 1820-1824. |
| Summary |
"In Era of Experimentation, Daniel Peart challenges the pervasive assumption that the present-day political system, organized around two competing parties, represents the logical fulfillment of participatory democracy. Recent accounts of 'the rise of American democracy' between the Revolution and the Civil War applaud political parties for opening up public life to mass participation and making government responsive to the people. Yet this celebratory narrative tells only half of the story. By exploring American political practices during the early 1820s, a period of particular flux in the young republic, Peart argues that while parties could serve as vehicles for mass participation, they could also be employed to channel, control, and even curb it. Far from equating democracy with the party system, Americans freely experimented with alternative forms of political organization and resisted efforts to confine their public presence to the polling place."--Publisher's Web site. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.
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United States. |
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Politics and government. |
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1815-1861 |
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Political parties -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Political parties. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Political participation -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Political participation. |
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Elections -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National. |
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Elections. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference. |
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Political culture. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) |
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1800-1899 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
American political practices in the early republic |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Peart, Daniel, 1985- Era of experimentation. Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, [2014] 9780813935607 (DLC) 2013039748 (OCoLC)866251892 |
| ISBN |
9780813935614 (electronic book) |
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081393561X (electronic book) |
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1306463750 |
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9781306463751 |
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9780813935607 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0813935601 |
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