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Sentimental bodies : sex, gender, and citizenship in the early republic /

Sentimentalism, sex, the construction of the modern body, and the origins of American liberalism all come under scrutiny in this rich discussion of political life in the early republic. Here Bruce Burgett enters into debates over the "public sphere," a concept introduced by Jurgen Habermas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burgett, Bruce, 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1998.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • United States liberalism and the public sphere
  • The patriot's two bodies: nationality and corporeality in George Washington's "Farewell Address"
  • Corresponding sentiments and republican letters: Hannah Foster's The Coquette
  • Masochism and male sentimentalism: Charles Brockden Brown's Clara Howard
  • Obscene publics: Jesse Sharpless and Harriet Jacob
  • Afterword: closeted sentiments.