Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-242) and index.
Contents
The revolutionary commonwealth -- Fragmentation and contestation -- The political transformation of civil society -- Forging a grassroots public sphere -- The elite public sphere -- Democrats strike back.
Summary
Neem explores the multiple conflicts that produced a vibrant pluralistic civil society following the American Revolution. The result was an astounding release of civic energy as ordinary people, long denied a voice in public debates, organized to advocate temperance, to protect the Sabbath, and to abolish slavery; elite Americans formed private institutions to promote education and their stewardship of culture and knowledge. --from publisher description.
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