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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780807846919
- Book Title
- In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes : the Making of American Nationalism, 1776-1820
- Book Series
- Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Ser.
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Features
- New Edition
- Genre
- Political Science, History
- Topic
- United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), American Government / General, Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism
- Item Weight
- 20.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10
0807846910
ISBN-13
9780807846919
eBay Product ID (ePID)
744537
Product Key Features
Book Title
In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes : the Making of American Nationalism, 1776-1820
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Topic
United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), American Government / General, Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism
Features
New Edition
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Book Series
Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
97-018908
Reviews
A pivotal work in American history that may help break down some of the generational and intellectual barricades that have gone up during the various historiographical revolutions of the past four decades. . . . [R]ich and varied.-- William & Mary Quarterly, [I]t sets the agenda and the standard for future work on American nationalism and political culture.Journal of American History, An interesting study of how Americans developed both nationalism and political divisions at the same time . . . [and] how Americans in the early years of the Republic did more than just celebrate holidays: they reinvented them as needed in order to accomplish a variety of goals that went far beyond public commemoration and celebration. Anyone interested in the early history of the United States, the history of American journalism, or the development of American nationalism, will benefit from reading this book.-- Georgia Historical Quarterly, To the growing literature on nationalist ritual and festival in the early American republic we can now add David Waldstreicher's new book, and a welcome addition it is.-- American Historical Review, As excellent history always does, Waldstreicher relates the particular to the general in a creative, evocative, and persuasive manner. This book should be in all university, college, and public libraries.-- Canadian Journal of History, A book that demands the attention of specialists in the early American republic, and of social and cultural historians.Journal of Social History, [I]t sets the agenda and the standard for future work on American nationalism and political culture. Journal of American History, Waldstreicher's unusual angle of vision on the politics of the Revolution and early republic will hopefully stimulate further conversation on these formative years of the Republic.-- Fides et Historia, Wonderful [and] nuanced. . . . While never losing sight of the ideas which animated them, [Waldstreicher] has rightly given pride of place to the people from whose actions American nationalism sprung.-- Canadian Review of American Studies, Waldstreicher combines cultural theory with fresh research, graceful writing, and a defined subject matter.American Studies, Waldstreicher combines cultural theory with fresh research, graceful writing, and a defined subject matter. American Studies, A book that demands the attention of specialists in the early American republic, and of social and cultural historians. Journal of Social History
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
973
Edition Description
New Edition
Table Of Content
ContentsAcknowledgments List of Illustrations Introduction: The Practices of NationalismPART ONE: Revolution, Nation, State 1. The Revolutionary Politics of Celebration Ancient Rites Festivity and the Origins of American Politics Celebrating the American Future 2. The Constitution of Federal Feeling The Crisis of Virtue and the Virtues of "Crisis" Celebrating Natural Aristocracy: From Virtue to Sensibility Inventing Federalist America 3. National Characters George Washington's Sentimental Journeys "I Live Here in the Midst of Perpetual Fetes" National Character: Ideology, Theology, PracticePART TWO: Elections, Sections, and Races 4. The Celebration of Politics 1800: A Different Kind of Revolution Nationalism as Partisan Antipartisanship Celebratory Politics as the Early Republic's Public Sphere 5. Regionalism, Nationalism, and the Geopolitics of Celebration New England as America America Going South West Meets East 6. Mixed Feelings: Race and Nation Nothing But Union "Declaration of Independence! Where art thou now?" "The Africans and their descendants, will celebrate . . ." Epilogue: "You May Celebrate, I Must Mourn" IndexIllustrations 1.The Repeal 2.Epitaph 3.The Continental Almanac 4. Federal Pillars, March 1788 5. Federal Pillars, August 1788 6. Reception of Washington at Trenton 7. Proclamation for a Federal Thanksgiving 8. Abraham Bishop 9.The Jeffersoniad 10. Black Cockade Funeral 11.Toasts, for Fourth July 1804 12. Governor Hancock's Ball 13.A Peep into the Antifederal Club 14.Hunters of Kentucky 15.The Battle of Plattsburg 16. Bobalition Broadside, 1816 17. Bobalition Broadside, 1822 18. Reply to Bobalition Broadside, 1819
Synopsis
Exploring the importance of political festivals in the early American republic, this text shows how patriotic celebrations and their reproduction in the expanding print culture, helped connect local politics to national identity., In this innovative study, David Waldstreicher investigates the importance of political festivals in the early American republic. Drawing on newspapers, broadsides, diaries, and letters, he shows how patriotic celebrations and their reproduction in a rapidly expanding print culture helped connect local politics to national identity. Waldstreicher reveals how Americans worked out their political differences in creating a festive calendar. Using the Fourth of July as a model, members of different political parties and social movements invented new holidays celebrating such events as the ratification of the Constitution, Washington's birthday, Jefferson's inauguration, and the end of the slave trade. They used these politicized rituals, he argues, to build constituencies and to make political arguments on a national scale. While these celebrations enabled nonvoters to participate intimately in the political process and helped dissenters forge effective means of protest, they had their limits as vehicles of democratization or modes of citizenship, Waldstreicher says. Exploring the interplay of region, race, class, and gender in the development of a national identity, he demonstrates that an acknowledgment of the diversity and conflict inherent in the process is crucial to any understanding of American politics and culture., In this innovative study, David Waldstreicher investigates the importance of political festivals in the early American republic. Drawing on newspapers, broadsides, diaries, and letters, he shows how patriotic celebrations and their reproduction in a rapidly expanding print culture helped connect local politics to national identity.Waldstreicher reveals how Americans worked out their political differences in creating a festive calendar. Using the Fourth of July as a model, members of different political parties and social movements invented new holidays celebrating such events as the ratification of the Constitution, Washington's birthday, Jefferson's inauguration, and the end of the slave trade. They used these politicized rituals, he argues, to build constituencies and to make political arguments on a national scale.While these celebrations enabled nonvoters to participate intimately in the political process and helped dissenters forge effective means of protest, they had their limits as vehicles of democratization or modes of citizenship, Waldstreicher says. Exploring the interplay of region, race, class, and gender in the development of a national identity, he demonstrates that an acknowledgment of the diversity and conflict inherent in the process is crucial to any understanding of American politics and culture.
LC Classification Number
97-18908 [E]
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