The social structure of revolutionary America / by Jackson Turner Main.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Main, Jackson Turner, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social structure--United States--History--18th century.

Social structure.

United States--Social conditions--To 1865.

United States.

United States--Social life and customs--To 1775.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1965.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

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 nature of land ownership, distribution of property and income, relations between income levels and culture, and the extent of social mobility. Thousands of probate and. tax records are examined to provide an analysis of the economic class structure of a new nation. Traditional historical techniques are combined with a conceptual framework from sociology relating to class structure, stratification, and mobility. Originally published in 1965.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Front matter

Preface

Table of Contents

Introduction

I. The Economic Class Structure of the North

II. The Economic Class Structure of the South

III. Income and Property

IV. Standards and Styles of Living

V. Mobility in Early America

VI. Social Classes in the Revolutionary Era

VII. Contemporary Views of Class

VIII. Classes and Culture Patterns

IX. Conclusion

Appendix: Needs and Resources

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691648866

0691648867

9780691045658

0691045658

9781400879045

1400879043

OCLC:

966841625