Social Structure of Revolutionary America

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Social Structure of Revolutionary America
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jackson Turner Main
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:342
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 127
ISBN/Barcode 9780691622033
ClassificationsDewey:301.0973
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 8 December 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

Professor Main's conviction is that an understanding of political history in Colonial America depends on a knowledge of the country's underlying social structure. To provide this he examines different types of societies in revolutionary America between 1763 and 1788: frontier, subsistence farm, commercial farm, urban. He studies in detail the natur