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The fragmentation of New England : comparative perspectives on economic, political, and social divisions in the eighteenth century / Bruce C. Daniels.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Daniels, Bruce Colin.
- Series:
- Contributions in American history ; 0084-9219 no. 131.
- Contributions in American history, 0084-9219 ; no. 131
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- New England--Economic conditions.
- New England.
- New England--Social conditions.
- Social classes--New England--History--18th century.
- Social classes.
- New England--Politics and government--To 1775.
- New England--Politics and government--1775-1865.
- Social Class.
- social classes.
- Economic history.
- Politics and government.
- Social conditions.
- Medical Subjects:
- Social Class.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 229 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Greenwood Press, 1988.
- Contents:
- I. Economic development in Colonial and revolutionary Connecticut
- Long range trends of wealth distribution in Eighteenth Century New England
- Poor relief, local finance and town government in Eighteenth Century Rhode Island
- II. Political divisions
- Connecticut's villages become mature towns
- Democracy and oligarchy in Connecticut towns: General Assembly officeholding 1701-1790
- Patrician leadership and the American Revolution: four case studies
- III. Social divisions
- College students and New England Society : a quantitative portrait of Yale graduates in Colonial America
- Emerging urbanism and increasing social stratification in the era of the American revolution
- IV. Samuel Adams' bumpy ride: recent views of the American Revolution in Massachusetts
- Afterword: the Fragmentation of New England.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-215) and index.
- Current Copyright Fee: GBP6.15 0.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Daniels, Bruce Colin. Fragmentation of New England.
- ISBN:
- 0313263582
- 9780313263583
- OCLC:
- 18106729
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