Governed by a spirit of opposition : the origins of American political practice in colonial Philadelphia
1 "Named Before Thou Wert Born": A City Imagined and Realized -- 2 Intoxicated with Power: Chartering the Philadelphia Corporation -- 3 For a General Benefit: Developing Popular Voluntary Associations -- 4 Amidst "Rancour and Party Hatred": Association by Exclusion -- 5 Lending i...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Langue: | English |
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,
2014
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| Titres liés à la collection: | Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia Ser
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| Sujets: | Associations, institutions, etc Civic leaders Municipal government Political participation Democracy Political culture Community life Municipal government ; Pennsylvania ; Philadelphia ; Citizen participation ; History Philadelphia (Pa.) ; History ; Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Philadelphia (Pa.) ; Politics and government ; 17th century plus... |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (272 pages) |
| Résumé: | 1 "Named Before Thou Wert Born": A City Imagined and Realized -- 2 Intoxicated with Power: Chartering the Philadelphia Corporation -- 3 For a General Benefit: Developing Popular Voluntary Associations -- 4 Amidst "Rancour and Party Hatred": Association by Exclusion -- 5 Lending in Plain Sight: Covert Banks -- 6 Private Men Interfering with Government: Taking Over from the State -- 7 Mars Ascendant: The Military Association and the Reconstitution of Government -- Epilogue |
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| Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (272 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781421415284 1421415283 9781421415277 1421415275 |