Founding Fictions
- ISBN-10
- 0817316906
- ISBN-13
- 9780817316907
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 274
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-04-15
- Publisher
- University of Alabama Press
- Author
- Jennifer R. Mercieca
Description
Analyzes how Americans imagined themselves as citizens between 1764 and 1845 and critically investigates Americans' fundamental assumptions about a government based upon the will of the people, with profound implications for Americans' ability to assess democracy today.
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Other editions
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- 1996
- 233 pages
- Paperback
- University of Georgia Press
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