Circles and Lines : The Shape of Life in Early America.

By:

Demos, John

Material type: Text

TextSeries: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization SeriesPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (113 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780674034198

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Circles and LinesDDC classification:

LOC classification:

E162

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Contents:

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Traditional World and the Logic of Circularity -- 2. The Transitional World and the Power of Novelty -- 3. The Modern World and the Rise of the Linear -- Notes -- Index.

Summary: Demos offers a portrait of how colonial Americans viewed their life experiences. The earliest settlers lived in a traditional world of natural cycles that shaped their behavior. During the transitional world of the American Revolution, people began to see their society with a linear world view.

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Demos offers a portrait of how colonial Americans viewed their life experiences. The earliest settlers lived in a traditional world of natural cycles that shaped their behavior. During the transitional world of the American Revolution, people began to see their society with a linear world view.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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