Anne Rose's Voices of the Marketplace weaves together important themes of antebellum politics, economy, and religion. As a result, this book moves beyond the traditional cubbyhole of scholarly understanding. This is new wine in a new bottle.
Jean H. Baker, Goucher College, author of Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography The breadth and interpretive skills displayed by the author are ... Read moreimpressive. Rose's analytic sophistication and unsparing confrontation with complex disciplinary issues will make her book an important work for graduate students and faculty. Voices in the Marketplace provides an imaginative synthesis of antebellum culture and certainly raises issues, such as the danger of a tyrannical majority, that continue to receive lively attention in contemporary political debae.
Valarie H. Ziegler, DePauw University
Journal of Religion
Voices in the Marketplace provides and imaginative synthesis of antebellum culture and certainly raises issues, such as the danger of a tyrannical majority, that continue to recieve lively attnetion in contemporary political debate.
Valarie H. Ziegler, DePauw University
The Journal Of Religion
Anne Rose's Voices of the Marketplace introduces a brilliant new scholarly voice to the studies of the early republic. . . . Rose reaches back to the Jacksonian era to offer a sensitive and highly accessible reading of the dynamism and introspectiveness of American cultural life. Her treatment of religious, reform, scientific, and artistic themes reveals a deep understanding of how their interconnections and inner tensions set the intellectual tone for the age.
Bertram Wyatt-Brown, author of The Shaping of Southern Culture Show Less