02585nam a2200481 a 4500 ebr10408272 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 090805s2010 alu sb s001 0 eng 2009032189 9780817316907 (cloth : alk. paper) 0817316906 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780817383558 (e-book) 0817383557 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)748362574 n-us--- E302.1 .M47 2010eb 973.2 22 Mercieca, Jennifer R. Founding fictions [electronic resource] / Jennifer R. Mercieca. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2010. xi, 274 p. Rhetoric, culture, and social critique 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. 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. local ebrary, Inc. Rhetoric, culture, and social critique. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10408272 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 79256 79256