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A republic in time : temporality and social imagination in nineteenth-century America /
The development of the American nation has typically been interpreted in terms of its expansion through space, specifically its growth westward. This book posits time, not space, as the most significant territory of the young nation. It argues that beginning in the nineteenth century, the actual geo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The development of the American nation has typically been interpreted in terms of its expansion through space, specifically its growth westward. This book posits time, not space, as the most significant territory of the young nation. It argues that beginning in the nineteenth century, the actual geography of the nation became less important, as Americans imagined the future as their true national territory. The book explores how transformations in the perception of time shaped American conceptions of democratic society and modern nationhood. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 275 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-266) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780807868171 0807868175 9781469603827 1469603829 |