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Cover 1 Contents 8 List of Illustrations 10 Preface 12 Introduction: The Significance of Popular Political Culture 16 1. Resistance, Revolution, and Nationhood: The Origins of a National Popular Political Culture 26 2. The Partisan Politics of Popular Leadership 59 3. The Popular Politics of Independence Day 98 4. Celebrating the French Revolution 135 5. Songs, Signs, and Symbols: The Everyday Discourse of Popular Politics 167 6. Conclusion: The Regularization of Popular Political Culture 201 Abbreviations 208 Notes 210 Bibliography 260 Index 280 Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press,Published:1999,ISBN:9780812200478,Related ISBN:9780812217247,Language:English,OCLC:645844075 Simon P. Newman vividly evokes the celebrations of America's first national holidays in the years between the ratification of the Constitution and the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson. He demonstrates how, by taking part in the festive culture of the streets, ordinary American men and women were able to play a significant role in forging the political culture of the young nation. The creation of many of the patriotic holidays we still celebrate coincided with the emergence of the first two-party system. Wi

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Author

Simon P. Newman

Publisher

Newman, Simon., University of Pennsylvania Press

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780812233995

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Political Science, Science