Rude Republic
Subtitle: Americans and Their Politics in the Nineteenth Century.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: October 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780691089867
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Political ideologies; c 1800 to c 1900; History: American; History; History - U.S.; USA; Political Process - General; United States - 19th Century; American History; History / United States / 19th Century; Political Science and International Relations
First sentence: THE REPUBLIC established in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 was not premised upon the active engagement of great numbers of ordinary citizens in the affairs of state.