Social Structure of Revolutionary America

Hardback

Main Details

Title Social Structure of Revolutionary America
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jackson Turner Main
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:342
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 127
ISBN/Barcode 9780691648866
ClassificationsDewey:301.0973
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
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