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A factious people : politics and society in colonial New York /

First published in 1971 and long out of print, this classic account of Colonial-era New York chronicles how the state was buffeted by political and sectional rivalries and by conflict arising from a wide diversity of ethnic and religious identities. New York's highly volatile and contentious po...

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Clasificación:	Libro Electrónico
Autor principal:	Bonomi, Patricia U. (Autor)
Formato:	Electrónico eBook
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	Ithaca [New York] ; London [England] : Cornell University Press, 1971.
Temas:	To 1775 HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775) Politics and government New York (State) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. New York (State) > Politics and government > To 1775. New York (État) > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale) New York (État) > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 1775. New York (State) History
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A Factious People
Contents
I. Some Problems in Colonial New York History
1. Carl Beckerâ€?s View of Colonial New York
2. The New York â€œAristocracyâ€?: A Problem of Definition
3. Political Factionalism: A â€œdividedâ€? and â€œcontentiousâ€? People
4. â€œAs the twig is bent ... â€?
5. â€œWho should rule at homeâ€??
II. Settlement and Expansion
1. â€œA mixture of Nationsâ€?
2. Local Government: A Random Growth
3. The â€œCity-Stateâ€? of Albany
4. The â€œAlbany Spiritâ€?
III. Economic Interests and Political Contentions
1. The Merchant Interest2. The Landed Interest
3. The Backdrop: The Leislerian Upheavalâ€?Fiscal Policies
4. Politics and Governor Hunter: 1710â€?1719
5. Politics and Governor Burnet: 1720â€?1727
6. Shifting Patterns: 1728â€?1731
IV. The Morris-Cosby Dispute: A Political and Constitutional Crisis
1. The Resurgence of Parties: Governor Cosby and the Van Dam Affair
2. A Twofold Strategy: The Founding of Zengerâ€?s New-York Weekly Journal; the Westchester Election of 1733
3. A Flanking Maneuver: Lewis Morris in London; Petitions in New York
4. A Crisis of Identity in the MakingV. James DeLancey, Anglo-American: The Politics of New York at Mid-Century
1. Building an Anglo-American â€œInterestâ€?
2. James DeLancey versus Governor George Clinton
3. Governor Clinton Builds a Party: 1748â€?1752
4. Henry Beekman and the Politics of Dutchess County
5. James DeLancey Becomes Acting Governor of New York
VI. New Yorkâ€?s Land System: Problems and Opportunities
1. Problems of Interpretation and Definition
2. Legal and Economic Aspects of the Great Patents
3. A Favorable View of Tenancy
4. The Causes of Agrarian Unrest5. A â€œDrove of Banditt Roversâ€?
6. The Riots of 1766
7. Some Considerations
VII. Politics, The â€œUniversal Topickâ€?: 1765â€?1770
1. The Parties Take Shape
2. On Party Labels
3. The Election of 1768
4. Party Conflicts in the Assembly: 1768
5. The Election of 1769
6. Assembly Maneuvers: 1769
7. Alexander McDougall and â€œthe grand Cause of Americaâ€?
VIII. Ideology and Politics: A Concluding Note
Appendix A: Genealogies
Appendix B: English Governors of New York
Appendix C: Representatives in the Colonial AssemblyAppendix D: Council of the Colony of New York
Bibliography
Index

A factious people : politics and society in colonial New York /

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