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The Varieties of Political Experience in Eighteenth-Century America

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Description for The Varieties of Political Experience in Eighteenth-Century America Paperback. Ranging from Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania to the backcountry regions of the South, the Mid-Atlantic, and northern New England, The Varieties of Political Experience in Eighteenth-Century America offers an ambitious overview of political life in pre-Revolutionary America. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 649.

On the eve of the American Revolution there existed throughout the British-American colonial world a variety of contradictory expectations about the political process. Not only was there disagreement over the responsibilities of voters and candidates, confusion extended beyond elections to the relationship between elected officials and the populations they served. So varied were people's expectations that it is impossible to talk about a single American political culture in this period.
In The Varieties of Political Experience in Eighteenth-Century America, Richard R. Beeman offers an ambitious overview of political life in pre-Revolutionary America. Ranging from Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, South ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Early American Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812219777
SKU
V9780812219777
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About Richard R. Beeman
Richard R. Beeman is Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania. He is coeditor of Beyond Confederation: The Origins of the American Constitution and National Identity and author of The Evolution of the Southern Backcountry: A Case Study of Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1746-1832, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Reviews for The Varieties of Political Experience in Eighteenth-Century America
"Beautifully written and clearly reasoned. . . . A synthesis that bears the unmistakable imprint of a master historian. In Beeman's hands, familiar material takes on a new meaning and provides fresh insights into the eighteenth-century experiences of America's colonial past."
American Historical Review
"A major contribution to the study of colonial American politics: for scholars, it will ... Read more

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