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Creating an American identity : New England, 1789-1825 / Stephanie Kermes.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kermes, Stephanie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Relations.
- Political culture.
- History.
- Popular culture.
- Nationalism.
- Regionalism.
- Civilization.
- New England--Civilization--18th century.
- New England.
- New England--Civilization--19th century.
- Regionalism--New England--History.
- Nationalism--New England--History.
- Nationalism--United States--History.
- United States.
- National characteristics, American--History.
- National characteristics, American.
- Popular culture--New England--History.
- Political culture--New England--History.
- New England--Relations--Europe.
- Europe--Relations--New England.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
- Summary:
- Creating an American Identity examines the relationship between regionalism and nationalism in New England between 1789 and 1825. Stephanie Kermes demonstrates how New Englanders and their neighbors in New York and Pennsylvania used trans-Atlantic symbols as both a model and an antithesis in the creation of their own national identity during this period. In inventing their collective identity, Northerners not only excluded Europeans but also Southerners from their vision of America. Widely used visual representations of New England landscapes, virtues, and people cultivated a strong regional loyalty, which in turn help to forge an American nationalism.
- Contents:
- New Englandizing America
- A Prussian monarch, an American hero : early Republican royalism and parallels between the cult of Frederick the Great and celebrations of the first American president
- Failed Republicans : images of the British and the French
- Hero of liberty : New England celebrations of General LaFayette during his visit in 1824-1825
- Separation for the nation : the movement for Maine's statehood
- God's people : the creation of a Protestant nation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-285) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0230605265
- 9780230605268
- OCLC:
- 181601030
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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