Voices of the Marketplace

Informationen zum Autor Anne C. Rose associate professor of history and religious studies at Penn State University. Klappentext In this comprehensive and insightful reinterpretation of antebellum culture, Anne C. Rose analyzes the major shifts in intellectual life that occurred between 1830 and 1860 while exploring three sets of concepts that provided common languages_Christianity, democracy, capitalism. Whereas many interpretations of American culture in this period have emphasized a single theme or have been preoccupied with the ensuing Civil War, Rose considers sharply divergent tendencies in religion and politics and a wide range of reformers, authors, and other public figures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Illustrations Chapter 2 Foreword Chapter 3 Acknowledgements Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 The Transformations of Faith Chapter 6 The Struggles of Political Loyalties Chapter 7 The Languages of Capitalism Chapter 8 American Renaissance Chapter 9 The Flowering of Minority Cultures Chapter 10 America at a Crossroads: The 1850's Chapter 11 Chronology Chapter 12 Notes and References Chapter 13 Bibliographic Essay Chapter 14 Index

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Anne C. Rose associate professor of history and religious studies at Penn State University.

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In this comprehensive and insightful reinterpretation of antebellum culture, Anne C. Rose analyzes the major shifts in intellectual life that occurred between 1830 and 1860 while exploring three sets of concepts that provided common languages_Christianity, democracy, capitalism. Whereas many interpretations of American culture in this period have emphasized a single theme or have been preoccupied with the ensuing Civil War, Rose considers sharply divergent tendencies in religion and politics and a wide range of reformers, authors, and other public figures.

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Chapter 1 Illustrations Chapter 2 Foreword Chapter 3 Acknowledgements Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 The Transformations of Faith Chapter 6 The Struggles of Political Loyalties Chapter 7 The Languages of Capitalism Chapter 8 American Renaissance Chapter 9 The Flowering of Minority Cultures Chapter 10 America at a Crossroads: The 1850's Chapter 11 Chronology Chapter 12 Notes and References Chapter 13 Bibliographic Essay Chapter 14 Index