Gentry and Common Folk: Political Culture on a Virginia Frontier, 1740-1789University Press of Kentucky, 1991年1月1日 - 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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... suggested . Although the gentry maintained elitist . values in the county courts and some other political arenas , much of the pop- ulace rejected their leadership , espe- cially in the militia and other defense activities . Such ...
... suggested . Although the gentry maintained elitist . values in the county courts and some other political arenas , much of the pop- ulace rejected their leadership , espe- cially in the militia and other defense activities . Such ...
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... suggested that this defer- ential culture was declining in the prerevolutionary period . Rhys Isaac asserted that the rise of evangelical religion , with its emphasis on austerity and egalitarianism , challenged the conspicuous con ...
... suggested that this defer- ential culture was declining in the prerevolutionary period . Rhys Isaac asserted that the rise of evangelical religion , with its emphasis on austerity and egalitarianism , challenged the conspicuous con ...
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... 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 that the strength or weakness of ties between local backcountry leaders and provincial authorities explains much of the variation in the social and political order in different portions of the region.9 Some scholars have ...
... suggested that the strength or weakness of ties between local backcountry leaders and provincial authorities explains much of the variation in the social and political order in different portions of the region.9 Some scholars have ...
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... suggested , a people's expectations and customs regarding such things as entertainment , the use of food , the conduct of work , and the nature of warfare are important parts of the culture . 13 A culture may also include a people's ...
... suggested , a people's expectations and customs regarding such things as entertainment , the use of food , the conduct of work , and the nature of warfare are important parts of the culture . 13 A culture may also include a people's ...
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Land People Economy and Government | 5 |
The Political Culture of the Colonial Elite | 20 |
The Militia and Popular Localism | 29 |
The Roots of Backcountry Order | 48 |
Toward the Republic | 62 |
The Tory Challenge | 85 |
Finishing the Revolution | 99 |
John Stuarts History of the Greenbrier Valley | 111 |
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