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Folded selves : colonial New England writing in the world system / Michelle Burnham.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burnham, Michelle.
- Series:
- Reencounters with colonialism--new perspectives on the Americas
- Reencounters with colonialism: new perspectives on the Americas
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- American literature--New England--History and criticism.
- Civilization.
- Travel writing.
- History.
- Economics and literature.
- New England.
- Economics and literature--United States--History--17th century.
- Colonies in literature.
- Economics in literature.
- Travel writing--History--17th century.
- New England--Civilization--17th century.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Hanover, N.H. : Dartmouth College Press : University Press of New England, [2007]
- Summary:
- A new evaluation of New England's literature of dissent in works by early English settlers in America
- Contents:
- Introduction : colonial folds and the space of dissent
- Investment : uncertain certainty and the economic subject
- Merchants : William Bradford and plain style
- Inflation : Thomas Morton and trading-post pastoral
- Vent : Anne Hutchinson and antinomian selfhood
- Equivalence : Roger Williams and the typology of trade
- Debt : Salem witchcraft and paper money
- Epilogue : economies of possession and dissent.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-217) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1584656174
- 1584656182
- OCLC:
- 70866857
- Publisher Number:
- 9781584656173
- 9781584656180
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