Governed by a spirit of opposition [electronic resource] : the origins of American political practice in colonial Philadelphia / by Jessica C. Roney.
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TextSeries: Studies in early American economy and society from the Library Company of Philadelphia | UPCC book collections on Project MUSEPublication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (pages cm.)ISBN: - 9781421415284
- 1421415283
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Politics and government -- 18th century
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Politics and government -- 17th century
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
- HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
- Political culture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History
- Democracy -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History
- Community life -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History
- Associations, institutions, etc. -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History
- Civic leaders -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History
- Municipal government -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Citizen participation -- History
- Political participation -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History
- 974.8/11 23
- F158.4 .R66 2014
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Named Before Thou Wert Born" : A City Imagined, 1682-1700 -- Intoxicated With Power : The Rise and Limits of the Philadelphia Corporation -- Intended for a General Benefit : The Rise of a New Civic Technology -- Amidst "Rancour and Party hatred" : A Changing Civic Landscape -- Lending in Plain Sight : Covert Banks -- Private Men Interfering with Matters of Government : Taking Over From the State -- Mars Ascendant : A Revolution in Arms -- Epilogue.
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