The Lord Cornbury Scandal : The Politics of Reputation in British America /

The portrait of a viscount in women's clothing from the colonial government of New York addresses the climate of political corruption, conspiracy, slander, and rumormongering prevalent in his times. Also addressed are the postwar American Whig tendencies to completely discount colonial benevole...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bonomi, Patricia U.
Autor Corporativo: Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, 1998.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Clarendon, Edward Hyde, > Earl of, > 1609-1674.
Clarendon, Edward Hyde, > Earl of, > 1661-1723.
Political culture > New Jersey > History > 18th century.
Political culture > New York (State) > History > 18th century.
Political corruption > New Jersey > History > 18th century.
Political corruption > New York (State) > History > 18th century.
Politieke cultuur.
Corruptie.
Politics and government
Political culture.
Political corruption.
Colonies > Administration.
British colonies.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Culture politique > New Jersey > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Culture politique > New York (État) > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Corruption (Politique) > New Jersey > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Corruption (Politique) > New York (État) > Histoire > 18e siecle.
New Jersey > History.
New York (State) > Politics and government > Colonial Period, 1600-1775.
Great Britain > Colonies > Administration.
New York (State)
New Jersey.
America.
New Jersey > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 1775.
New York (État) > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 1775.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Administration > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Amerique > Histoire > 18e siecle.
New Jersey > Politics and government > To 1775.
New York (State) > Politics and government > To 1775.
Great Britain > Colonies > Administration > History > 18th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > America > History > 18th century.
History.
Electronic books.
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Sumario:The portrait of a viscount in women's clothing from the colonial government of New York addresses the climate of political corruption, conspiracy, slander, and rumormongering prevalent in his times. Also addressed are the postwar American Whig tendencies to completely discount colonial benevolence and well-kept provincial politics in favor of scorn and derision of the British colonial government.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (304 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781469601090

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