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Folded selves : colonial New England writing in the world system / Michelle Burnham.

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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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