Founding fictions

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Hoofdauteur: Mercieca, Jennifer R.
Coauteur: ebrary, Inc
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2010.
Reeks:Rhetoric, culture, and social critique.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • "Republicanism was an indefinite term" : political fictions as critical tools for citizenship
  • "The Revolution was in the minds of the people" : citizens as romantic heroes, 1764-1776
  • "The American Constitution is that little article of HOPE, left at the bottom of Pandora's box of evils" : citizens as tragic victims, 1783-1789
  • "Who would not have been willing to have died such a death?" : citizens as reified patriot heroes, July 4, 1826
  • "I will not look up to the weather-cock of popularity, to see which way the gale is blowing" : citizens as ironic partisans, 1816-1845.