A Factious People: Politics and Society in Colonial New YorkFirst published in 1971 and long out of print, this classic account of Colonial-era New York chronicles how the state was buffeted by political and sectional rivalries and by conflict arising from a wide diversity of ethnic and religious identities. New York's highly volatile and contentious political life, Patricia U. Bonomi shows, gave rise to several interest groups for whose support political leaders had to compete, resulting in new levels of democratic participation. |
Contents
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Economic Interests and Political Contentions | |
A Political and Constitutional Crisis | |
A Crisis of Identity in the Making | |
The Politics of New York at Mid | |
James DeLancey versus Governor George Clinton | |
17481752 | |
Henry Beekman and the Politics of Dutchess County | |
Problems and Opportunities | |
17651770 | |
A Concluding Note | |
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A Factious People: Politics and Society in Colonial New York Patricia U. Bonomi Limited preview - 2014 |
A Factious People: Politics and Society in Colonial New York Patricia U. Bonomi No preview available - 2014 |
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