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The American ballot box in the mid-nineteenth century /

By carefully examining political activity in and around the polling place in the nineteenth century, this book suggests some important caveats which must attend this conclusion. These caveats help to bridge the interpretive chasm now separating ethno-cultural descriptions of popular politics from po...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bensel, Richard Franklin, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Structure and Practice of Elections; 3 Social Construction of Identity in Eastern Rural Communities; 4 Ethno-Cultural Stereotypes and Voting in Large Cities; 5 Frontier Democracy; 6 Loyalty Oaths, Troops, and Elections during the Civil War; 7 Conclusion; Index.