The Varieties of Political Experience in Eighteenth-Century America

by Richard R. Beeman and Richard Beeman

Book Overview

On the eve of the American Revolution there existed throughout the British-American colonial world a variety of contradictory expectations about the political process. Not only was there disagreement over the responsibilities of voters and candidates, confusion extended beyond elections to the relationship between elected officials and the populations they served. So varied were people's expectations that it is impossible to talk about a single...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812237706
• ISBN13: 9780812237702
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"