{"product_id":"forming-american-politics-9781421435992","title":"Forming American Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTully's book should take its place alongside the most noted scholarship about American political life and political culture.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew York History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very complete and detailed treatment of Middle Colonies politics.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWilliam and Mary Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaps\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Contours of Provincial Politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Seventeenth-Century Beginnings\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. The Proving of Popular Power\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. The Pursuit of Popular Rights\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. The Organization of Popular Politics\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. The Electorate and Popular Politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Articulating Early American Political Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Factional Identity and Political Coherence in New York\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Understanding Quaker Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Some Comparative Dimensions of Political Structure and Behavior \u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Oligarchical Politics\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. The Legitimation of Partisan Politics \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConclusion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbreviations \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliographical Note\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408135856471,"sku":"9781421435992","price":46.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421435992.jpg?v=1730501716","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/forming-american-politics-9781421435992","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}