Self-Rule
Subtitle: A Cultural History of American Democracy
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: November 15, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780226895635
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; American history: from c 1900 -; Local government; Political structures: democracy; Political Science; History - General History; History: American; Politics/International Relations; USA; General; Government - National; Political Process - General; Political Science / Government / National
First sentence: As democracy came crashing across early 19th century America, what stood in its way were the hierarchies that had organized 18th century life everywhere in the Western world, including America.