Protocols of Liberty : Communication Innovation and the American Revolution.

The fledgling United States fought a war to achieve independence from Britain, but as John Adams said, the real revolution occurred "in the minds and hearts of the people" before the armed conflict ever began. Putting the practices of communication at the center of this intellectual revolu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Warner, William B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Temas:
1700-1799
Communication in politics > United States > History > 18th century.
Communication politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY / General.
Committees of correspondence
Communication in politics.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Committees of correspondence.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1775-1783 (Révolution) > Comités de correspondance.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The fledgling United States fought a war to achieve independence from Britain, but as John Adams said, the real revolution occurred "in the minds and hearts of the people" before the armed conflict ever began. Putting the practices of communication at the center of this intellectual revolution, Protocols of Liberty shows how American patriots-the Whigs-used new forms of communication to challenge British authority before any shots were fired at Lexington and Concord. To understand the triumph of the Whigs over the Brit-friendly Tories, William B. Warner argues that it is esse.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (315 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:022606140X
9780226061405

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