Newman Simon P.:
Parades And The Politics Of The Street: Festive Culture In The Early American Republic
University Of Pennsylvania Press (USA), 2000
Paperback, 288 pages
Size: 229x152 mm
ISBN: 9780812217247
ISBN-10: 0812217241
Parades And The Politics Of The Street: Festive Culture In The Early American Republic
In the last decade of the 18th century, American society witnessed huge numbers of parades, feasts, and festivals that celebrated, supported, and (sometimes) criticized the public figures and policies of the day. These events were eagerly reported by the newspapers of the day. Newman (history, U. of Glasgow, Scotland) attempts to explore the signif


