The Revolution is now begun : the radical committees of Philadelphia, 1765-1776 /

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The success of the American Revolution is less likely to be understood through an examination of its ideological origins than through a close analysis of the political processes by which principles, beliefs, and anxieties were translated into revolutionary action. This book offers the first detailed...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ryerson, Richard Alan, 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1978.
Temas:
1600-1783
HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Philadelphia (Pa.) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.
Pennsylvania > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.
Philadelphie (Penns.) > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Philadelphie (Penns.) > Histoire > 1775-1783 (Révolution)
Pennsylvanie > Histoire > 1775-1783 (Révolution)
Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Abbreviations
  • Table of Symbols
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Progressive Challenge
  • Chapter 1. Pennsylvania's Old Regime
  • Chapter 2. The Birth of Radical Politics
  • Chapter 3. Founding the Committee System
  • Chapter 4. The Revolution of the Elite
  • Chapter 5. The Legitimization of Radical Politics
  • Chapter 6. Pennsylvanians Take up Arms
  • Chapter 7. The "Wordy War" for Independence
  • Chapter 8. The Revolution of the Middle Classes
  • Chapter 9. "The Revolution is Now Begun"
  • Chapter 10. The American Revolution and the Origin of Modern American Politics
  • Appendixes
  • A Note on Sources For Studying the Committee Movement
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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