The rude hand of innovation : religion and social order in Albany, New York, 1652-1836 / David G. Hackett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hackett, David G., author.

Series:

Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)

Oxford scholarship online.

Religion in America series

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social change.

Albany (N.Y.)--Social conditions.

Albany (N.Y.).

Albany (N.Y.)--Religion.

Albany (N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.

New York (State)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

New York (State).

New York (State)--History--1775-1865.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize Eassy of the American Society of Church History. Based on original sources, it illuminates the social history of Albany, New York, seen as a case study to demonstrate the central role played by religion in the creation of American social life.

Contents:

Contents; Tables; Maps; Introduction; Chapter 1 Religion and Social Order in Colonial Albany; Chapter 2 From Albany Townspeople to Americans: The Social Origins of Nationalism; Chapter 3 The Yankee Invasion; Chapter 4 The Twilight of Calvinism; Chapter 5 The Changing Meaning of Nationalism in the Early Nineteenth Century; Chapter 6 The Emergence of the New Society; Conclusion; Appendix A: A Note on Method; Appendix B: Social Differences Between the Workingmen and Their Rivals; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

"The Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize essay of the American Society of Church History."

Previously issued in print: 1991.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-230) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-774097-9

1-280-52512-6

0-19-536229-2

OCLC:

476015169