Gentry and Common Folk: Political Culture on a Virginia Frontier, 1740-1789University Press of Kentucky, 1991 - 228 頁 In the late 18th century, the Upper Valley of Virginia experienced a conflict between the elitist culture of the gentry and the more democratic values of the populace. Tillson addresses several major issues in historical scholarship on Virginia and the southern backcountry, focusing on changing political values in the late colonial and Revolutionary eras. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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第 1 到 3 筆結果,共 63 筆
第 2 頁
... suggested that the revolutionary crisis reinvigorated the gentry and reduced existing frictions within the Virginia population.4 Nevertheless , the war effort clearly placed major strains on popular support for political authority ...
... suggested that the revolutionary crisis reinvigorated the gentry and reduced existing frictions within the Virginia population.4 Nevertheless , the war effort clearly placed major strains on popular support for political authority ...
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... suggested , the Tory rank and file in all parts of the continent drew heavily from religious and ethnic minorities , especially those most conscious of their minority status.14 Although ethnicity played a crucial role , it is difficult ...
... suggested , the Tory rank and file in all parts of the continent drew heavily from religious and ethnic minorities , especially those most conscious of their minority status.14 Although ethnicity played a crucial role , it is difficult ...
第 160 頁
... suggest the need for more attention to local neighbor- hoods in the analysis of popular culture . In their examination ... suggested that strong ties to local communities and to relatively uncommercialized local economies separated the ...
... suggest the need for more attention to local neighbor- hoods in the analysis of popular culture . In their examination ... suggested that strong ties to local communities and to relatively uncommercialized local economies separated the ...
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Land People Economy and Government | 5 |
The Political Culture of the Colonial Elite | 20 |
John Stuarts History of the Greenbrier Valley | 138 |
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