| Description |
1 online resource (367 pages) : illustrations, tables. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Princeton Legacy Library
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Princeton legacy library.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
Jacksonian Democracy has become almost a commonplace in American history. But in this penetrating analysis of one state-its voting cycles, party makeup, and social, ethnic, and religious patterns-Lee Benson shows that the concept bears little or no relation to New York history during the Jacksonian period. New York voters between 1816 and 1844 did not follow the traditional distinctions between Whigs and Democrats. Ethnic and religious ties were stronger social forces than income, occupation, and environment. Mr. Benson's examination suggests a new theory of American voting behavior and a re. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Political parties -- New York (State)
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Political parties. |
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New York (State) |
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New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1775-1865 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Benson, Lee. Concept of Jacksonian democracy : New York as a test case. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1970, ©1961 xi, 351 pages Princeton legacy library. 9780691620923 |
| ISBN |
9781400867264 (e-book) |
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1400867266 (e-book) |
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9780691620923 |
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9780691005720 |
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