Governed by a Spirit of Opposition : The Origins of American Political Practice in Colonial Philadelphia.
Roney, Jessica Choppin.
Governed by a Spirit of Opposition : The Origins of American Political Practice in Colonial Philadelphia. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (269 pages) - Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia Series . - Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia Series .
Cover -- Contents -- Series Editor's Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 "Named Before Thou Wert Born": A City Imagined and Realized -- 2 Intoxicated with Power: Chartering the Philadelphia Corporation -- 3 For a General Benefit: Developing Popular Voluntary Associations -- 4 Amidst "Rancour and Party Hatred": Association by Exclusion -- 5 Lending in Plain Sight: Covert Banks -- 6 Private Men Interfering with Government: Taking Over from the State -- 7 Mars Ascendant: The Military Association and the Reconstitution of Government -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Rather, the Revolution built upon a long history of civic engagement and a complicated relationship between the practice of majority-rule and exclusionary policy-making on the part of appointed and self-selected constituencies.
9781421415284
Political participation-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia-History.
Municipal government-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia-Citizen participation-History.
Philadelphia (Pa.)-History-Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Philadelphia (Pa.)-Politics and government-17th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.)-Politics and government-18th century.
Electronic books.
F158.4 .R66 2014
974.8/11
Governed by a Spirit of Opposition : The Origins of American Political Practice in Colonial Philadelphia. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (269 pages) - Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia Series . - Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia Series .
Cover -- Contents -- Series Editor's Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 "Named Before Thou Wert Born": A City Imagined and Realized -- 2 Intoxicated with Power: Chartering the Philadelphia Corporation -- 3 For a General Benefit: Developing Popular Voluntary Associations -- 4 Amidst "Rancour and Party Hatred": Association by Exclusion -- 5 Lending in Plain Sight: Covert Banks -- 6 Private Men Interfering with Government: Taking Over from the State -- 7 Mars Ascendant: The Military Association and the Reconstitution of Government -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Rather, the Revolution built upon a long history of civic engagement and a complicated relationship between the practice of majority-rule and exclusionary policy-making on the part of appointed and self-selected constituencies.
9781421415284
Political participation-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia-History.
Municipal government-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia-Citizen participation-History.
Philadelphia (Pa.)-History-Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Philadelphia (Pa.)-Politics and government-17th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.)-Politics and government-18th century.
Electronic books.
F158.4 .R66 2014
974.8/11