| Description |
x, 422 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Papers presented at a symposium held at Johns Hopkins University, Mar. 29-30, 1985; sponsored by the School of Continuing Studies and the Dept. of History of the Johns Hopkins University. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Limits of the American revolution / Jack P. Greene -- Problem of national defense in the early American republic / E. Wayne Carp -- Reintegration of the Loyalists and the disaffected / Robert M. Calhoon -- Force, order, and democracy in the American Revolution / John W. Shy -- From one agenda to another: the condition of American federalism, 1783-1787 / Jack N. Rakove -- Problem of power: parties, aristocracy, and democracy in revolutionary thought / Lance Banning -- Ambiguities of power / J.R. Pole -- An unfinished revolution: the quest for economic independence in the early republic / Drew R. McCoy -- Two republics in a hostile world: the United States and the Netherlands in the 1780s / Jonathan R. Dull -- American republic in a wider world / Don Higginbotham -- Settlers, settlements, and new states / Peter S. Onuf -- Declarations of independence: Indian-white relations in a new nation / James H. Merrell -- Self-interest conquers patriotism: republicans, liberals, and Indians reshape the nation / Jon M. Murrin -- Liberty, equality, and slavery: the paradox of the American Revolution / Sylvia R. Frey -- Dependence in the era of independence: the role of women in a republican society / Elaine F. Crane -- On the bracketing of Blacks and women in the same agenda / Winthrop D. Jordan -- Creating a republican citizenry / Melvin Yazawa -- Creating a usable future: the revolutionary historians and the national past / Lester H. Cohen -- Familial politics, seduction, and the novel: the anxious agenda of an American literary culture / Jay Fliegelman -- Illusions and disillusions in the American Revolution / Gordon S. Wood -- Whither the sons (and daughters)?: republican nature and the quest for the ideal / Catherine L. Albanese -- In pursuit of religious freedom: church, state, and people in the new republic / Nathan O. Hatch -- Religion in the aftermath of the American Revolution / Patricia U. Bonomi. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Influence -- Congresses.
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Republicanism -- United States -- History -- 18th century -- Congresses.
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Republicanism. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- 1783-1815 -- Congresses.
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| Chronological Term |
1783-1815 |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives. |
| Indexed Term |
United States, 1775-1789 |
| Subject |
Républicanisme -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 18e siècle -- Congrès. |
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États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1775-1783 (Révolution) -- Influence -- Congrès. |
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États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1783-1815 -- Congrès. |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Greene, Jack P.
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Johns Hopkins University. School of Continuing Studies.
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Johns Hopkins University. Department of History.
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| ISBN |
0814730124 : $50.00 |
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9780814730126 |
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