| Description |
390 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-369) and index. |
| Contents |
ch. 1. Colonial origins of American political practice: 1690-1787 -- ch. 2. Constitutional moment: 1787-1801 -- ch. 3. Democratic transition in American political life: 1801-1865 -- Entr' acte I: the public world of the Lincoln-Douglas debates -- ch. 4. Second transformation of American citizenship: 1865-1920 -- ch. 5. Cures for democracy? civil religion, leadership, expertise, and more democracy -- Entr' acte II: second great debate -- ch. 6. Widening the web of citizenship in an age of private citizens. |
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Political participation -- United States -- History.
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Political participation. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Political culture -- United States -- History.
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Political culture. |
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Citizenship -- United States.
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Citizenship. |
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Civics.
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Civics. |
| ISBN |
0684827298 alkaline paper |
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