Banished : common law and the rhetoric of social exclusion in early New England /

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"A community is defined not only by inclusion but also by exclusion. Seventeenth-century New England Puritans, themselves exiled from one society, ruthlessly invoked the law of banishment from another: over time, hundreds of people were forcibly excluded from this developing but sparsely settle...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Goodman, Nan, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
1600-1775
Exile (Punishment) > New England > History > 17th century.
Common law > New England > History > 17th century.
Puritans > New England > History > 17th century.
Bannissement > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Common law > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Puritains > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Civilization
Common law
Exile (Punishment)
Puritans
New England > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
New England > Civilization > 17th century.
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Civilisation > 17e siècle.
New England
American History.
American Studies.
Cultural Studies.
Law.
Literature.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction. A Banishment Primer
  • Chapter 1. "To Entertain Strangers"
  • Chapter 2. The "Predicament of Ubi"
  • Chapter 3. "To Test Their Bloody Laws"
  • Chapter 4. Deer Island and the Banishment of the Indians
  • Conclusion. The Ends of Banishment: From the Puritan Colonies to the Borderlands
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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