Commons democracy reading the politics of participation in the early United States

Commons democracy : reading the politics of participation in the early United States / Dana D. Nelson.

Author/creator	Nelson, Dana D.
Format	Electronic and Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	New York : Fordham University Press, [2016]
Description	219 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from JSTOR eBooks
Subject(s)	Political culture--United States --History --18th century. Political participation--United States --History --18th century. Protest movements--United States --History --18th century. Commons--United States --History --18th century. Community development--United States --History --18th century. Social classes--United States --History --18th century. Democracy--United States --History --18th century. United States--Politics and government --To 1775. United States--Politics and government --1775-1783.

Contents	Telling stories: vernacular versus formal democracy -- Between savagery and civilization: the Whiskey Rebellion and a democratic middle way -- The privatizing state: the pioneers and the closing of the legal commons -- Settler self-governance: democratic politics on the frontier -- From nothing to start, into being: the anti-rent wars, the Indian question, and the triumph of liberalism -- Conclusion: "The wayward, multitudinous people."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-212) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2015018249
ISBN	9780823268382 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780823268399 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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