In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes : The Making of American Nationalism, 1776-1820 /

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David Waldstreicher's In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes probes the practices of nationalism in a country made up of inherent and evolving divisions. His question is simple: How did national celebrations work as political strategy and as unifying event? Pursuing this inquiry, Waldstreicher offers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Waldstreicher, David (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, 1997.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Natievorming.
Nationaal bewustzijn.
Feesten.
Ceremoniën.
Politics and government
Political culture.
Nationalism.
Festivals > Political aspects.
Popular culture.
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Culture populaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Fêtes > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Nationalisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Culture populaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Fêtes > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Nationalisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Popular culture > United States > History > 19th century.
Popular culture > United States > History > 18th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 19th century.
Festivals > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Nationalism > United States > History > 19th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 18th century.
Festivals > Political aspects > United States > History > 18th century.
Nationalism > United States > History > 18th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1783-1865.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1775-1783.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1865.
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The practices of nationalism
  • Revolution, nation, state. The revolutionary politics of celebration
  • The constitution of federal feeling
  • National characters
  • Election, sections, and races. The celebration of politics. Regionalism, nationalism, and the geopolitics of celebration. Mixed feelings : race and nation. Epilogue: "You May Rejoice, I Must Mourn."

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