Governed by a spirit of opposition : the origins of American political practice in colonial Philadelphia

Governed by a spirit of opposition : the origins of American political practice in colonial Philadelphia /

"To what extent did the American Revolution involve ordinary people? Historians as notable as Carl Becker and Edmund Morgan famously have asked this question or versions of it, but here Roney approaches it afresh by examining local governance and civic associations in Philadelphia, the largest...

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Main Author: Roney, Jessica C. (Jessica Choppin), 1978-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
Series:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Political culture > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
Democracy > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
Community life > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
Associations, institutions, etc. > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
Civic leaders > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
Municipal government > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Citizen participation > History.
Political participation > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Politics and government > 18th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Politics and government > 17th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Table of Contents:
  • "Named Before Thou Wert Born" : A City Imagined, 1682-1700
  • Intoxicated With Power : The Rise and Limits of the Philadelphia Corporation
  • Intended for a General Benefit : The Rise of a New Civic Technology
  • Amidst "Rancour and Party hatred" : A Changing Civic Landscape
  • Lending in Plain Sight : Covert Banks
  • Private Men Interfering with Matters of Government : Taking Over From the State
  • Mars Ascendant : A Revolution in Arms
  • Epilogue.

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