Professor Main's conviction is that an understanding of political history in Colonial America depends on a knowledge of the country's underlying social structure. To provide this he examines different types of societies in revolutionary America between 1763 and 1788: frontier, subsistence farm, commercial farm, urban. He studies in detail the natur
By:
Jackson Turner Main
Imprint: Princeton University Pres
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 2351
Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 127mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780691622033
ISBN 10: 0691622035
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
Pages: 342
Publication Date: 15 February 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Table of Contents, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. 1*I. The Economic Class Structure of the North, pg. 7*II. The Economic Class Structure of the South, pg. 44*III. Income and Property, pg. 68*IV. Standards and Styles of Living, pg. 115*V. Mobility in Early America, pg. 164*VI. Social Classes in the Revolutionary Era, pg. 197*VII. Contemporary Views of Class, pg. 221*VIII. Classes and Culture Patterns, pg. 240*IX. Conclusion, pg. 270*Appendix: Needs and Resources, pg. 288*Index, pg. 305