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Founding fictions

by Mercieca, Jennifer R.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Series: Rhetoric, culture, and social critique Published by : University of Alabama Press, (Tuscaloosa :) Physical details: xi, 274 p.
Subject(s): Citizenship -- United States -- History -- 18th century. | Citizenship -- United States -- History -- 19th century. | Political culture -- United States -- History -- 18th century. | Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century. | Political stability -- United States -- History. | Political participation -- United States -- History. | Democracy -- United States -- History. | United States -- Politics and government -- To 1775. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865. | Electronic books.
Year: 2010
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Republicanism was an indefinite term" : political fictions as critical tools for citizenship -- "The Revolution was in the minds of the people" : citizens as romantic heroes, 1764-1776 -- "The American Constitution is that little article of HOPE, left at the bottom of Pandora's box of evils" : citizens as tragic victims, 1783-1789 -- "Who would not have been willing to have died such a death?" : citizens as reified patriot heroes, July 4, 1826 -- "I will not look up to the weather-cock of popularity, to see which way the gale is blowing" : citizens as ironic partisans, 1816-1845.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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