Chants democratic : New York City & the rise of the American working class, 1788-1850
Sean Wilentz (Author)
"This fascinating new study explores the profound social and intellectual changes that took place during the early industrialization of New York City. Focusing on working-class culture and politics, Wilentz examines the rising sense of class consciousness and the growth of ethnic conflict in Jacksonian New York. The clash of new class identities, he demonstrates, was an outgrowth of profound capitalist transformation. Using court records, ceremonial speeches, and art, Wilentz illuminates the changing ideology of the period and explores the early industrialization of the crafts. He also discusses the importance of immigration, religion, and women to the formation of new social classes. Reinterpreting our current concepts of Jacksonian America, Chants Democratic combines analysis with a stirring narrative that is rich in detail about the social life, political battles, and cultural development of the emerging American metropolis." -- Back cover
9780195033427, 9780195040128, 0195033426, 0195040120
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