| Chants Democratic: New York City and the Rise of the American Working Class, 1788-1850 Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Wilentz, Sean (Author) |
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ISBN: 019517450X ISBN-13: 9780195174502 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: Since its publication in 1984, Chants Democratic has endured as a classic narrative on labor and the rise of American democracy. In it, Sean Wilentz explores the dramatic social and intellectual changes that accompanied early industrialization in New York. He provides a panoramic chronicle of New York City's labor strife, social movements, and political turmoil in the eras of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson. Twenty years after its initial publication, Wilentz has added a new preface that takes stock of his own thinking, then and now, about New York City and the rise of the American working class. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 305.562 |
| LCCN: 2004054794 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.92" W x 8.46" (1.39 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since its publication in 1984, Chants Democratic has endured as a classic narrative on labor and the rise of American democracy. In it, Sean Wilentz explores the dramatic social and intellectual changes that accompanied early industrialization in New York. He provides a panoramic chronicle of New York City's labor strife, social movements, and political turmoil in the eras of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson. Twenty years after its initial publication, Wilentz has added a new preface that takes stock of his own thinking, then and now, about New York City and the rise of the American working class. |