 | Parades and the Politics of the Street: Festive Culture in the Early American Republic Subjects: United States -- Politics and government -- 1783–1809; United States -- Politics and government -- 1775–1783; Festivals -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century; Political culture -- United States -- History -- 18th century; Festiv; "The world of the Founding Fathers was also a postrevolutionary society, in whose streets people of all social classes jostled in festivals and parades that expressed a vibrant popular politics. Simon Newman's book is as lively as the tumultuous political culture he has mapped."--Linda K. Kerber, author of Women of the Republic Simon P. Newman is Sir Denis Brogan Professor of American Studies at the University of Glasgow and author of Embodied History: The Lives of the Poor in Early Philadelphia, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. |
