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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Johann N NEEMPublisher: Harvard University Press Imprint: Harvard University Press Volume: 163 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780674030794ISBN 10: 0674030796 Pages: 270 Publication Date: 10 October 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of Contents* Introduction * The Revolutionary Commonwealth * Fragmentation and Contestation * The Political Transformation of Civil Society * Forging a Grassroots Public Sphere * The Elite Public Sphere * Democrats Strike Back * Conclusion * Notes * Acknowledgments * IndexReviewsThis work will broaden understanding of the Jefferson/Jackson period and the rise of democracy. Neem has done a superb job in crafting a short, readable, informative work. -- J. J. Fox Jr. * Choice * In his illuminating examination of the origins of American civil society, Johann Neem traces them to popular religion and Whig philanthropy, revealing the longstanding conflicts between civil society and the ideals of Jeffersonian democracy. This book will interest both historians and political scientists. -- Daniel Walker Howe, author of <i>What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848</i> Beautifully conceived and clearly written, Creating a Nation of Joiners is a major contribution to our understanding of the early Republic. Not only does it nicely show how bitterly contested was the struggle over the creation of a civil society, but it contains the best account of the changing nature of the corporation since Oscar and Mary Handlin's Commonwealth. A superb study. -- Gordon S. Wood, Brown University A powerful analysis that will reshape our understanding of the transformation of civil society in the early American republic. Neem's study is part of an emerging literature forcing a reconsideration of the classic Tocquevillean account of voluntary association and the state. I am impressed with the depth of the research, the sharpness and acuity of the interpretation, and the clarity of the writing. This is an important book. -- John L. Brooke, Ohio State University This work will broaden understanding of the Jefferson/Jackson period and the rise of democracy. Neem has done a superb job in crafting a short, readable, informative work.--J. J. Fox Jr. Choice (05/01/2009) Author InformationJohann N. Neem is Associate Professor of History, Western Washington University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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