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The Dominion of Voice: Riot, Reason, and Romance in Antebellum Politics
Kimberly K. Smith
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The author explores how 19th-century Americans answered the question of how the people should participate in politics. Focusing on the political culture of the urban north between 1830-50, she examines how rational public debate transcended other forms of political expression.
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Title Page
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Copyright Page
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Table of Contents
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PREFACE
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INTRODUCTION
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PART I. MOB ACTION
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1. EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY RIOTS
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2. RIOTING IN THE ANTEBELLUM ERA
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3. NEOCLASSICAL RHETORIC AND POLITICAL ORATORY
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4. ENLIGHTENMENT RATIONALISM AND POLITICAL DEBATE
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5. STORYTELLING
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6. SYMPATHY
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CONCLUSION
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NOTES
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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INDEX
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Published: 1999
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
- 9780700609574 (hardcover)