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Founding fictions /

"Republicanism was an indefinite term" : political fictions as critical tools for citizenship -- "The Revolution was in the minds of the people" : citizens as romantic heroes, 1764-1776 -- "The American Constitution is that little article of HOPE, left at the bottom of Pando...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mercieca, Jennifer R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2010.
Colección:Rhetoric, culture, and social critique.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • "Republicanism was an indefinite term" : political fictions as critical tools for citizenship
  • "The Revolution was in the minds of the people" : citizens as romantic heroes, 1764-1776
  • "The American Constitution is that little article of HOPE, left at the bottom of Pandora's box of evils" : citizens as tragic victims, 1783-1789
  • "Who would not have been willing to have died such a death?" : citizens as reified patriot heroes, July 4, 1826
  • "I will not look up to the weather-cock of popularity, to see which way the gale is blowing" : citizens as ironic partisans, 1816-1845.