Description
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1994. In this pathbreaking book Alan Tully offers an unprecedented comparative study of colonial political life and a rethinking of the foundations of American political culture. Tully chooses for his comparison the two colonies that arguably had the most profound impact on American political historyNew York and Pennsylvania, the rich and varied colonies at the geographical and ideological center of British colonial America. Fundamental to the book is Tully's argument that out of Anglo-American influences and the cumulative character of each colonial experience, New York and Pennsylvania developed their own distinctive but complementary characteristics. In making this case Tully entersfrom a new perspectivethe prominent argument between the classical republican and liberal views of early American public thought. He contends that the radical Whig element of classical republicanism was far less influential than historians have believed and that the political exp
Trade ReviewTully's book should take its place alongside the most noted scholarship about American political life and political culture.
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New York HistoryA very complete and detailed treatment of Middle Colonies politics.
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William and Mary QuarterlyTable of ContentsMaps
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: The Contours of Provincial Politics
Chapter 1. Seventeenth-Century Beginnings
Chapter 2. The Proving of Popular Power
Chapter 3. The Pursuit of Popular Rights
Chapter 4. The Organization of Popular Politics
Chapter 5. The Electorate and Popular Politics
Part II: Articulating Early American Political Culture
Chapter 6. Factional Identity and Political Coherence in New York
Chapter 7. Understanding Quaker Pennsylvania
Chapter 8. Some Comparative Dimensions of Political Structure and Behavior
Chapter 9. Oligarchical Politics
Chapter 10. The Legitimation of Partisan Politics
Conclusion
Appendix
Abbreviations
Bibliographical Note
Notes
Index
