Creating a Nation of Joiners: Democracy and Civil Society in Early National Massachusetts

by Johann N. Neem

The United States is a nation of joiners. Ever since Alexis de Tocqueville published his observations in Democracy in America, Americans have recognized the distinctiveness of their voluntary tradition. In a work of political, legal, social, and intellectual history, focusing on the grassroots actions of ordinary people, Neem traces the origins of this venerable tradition to the vexed beginnings of American democracy in Massachusetts.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674030796
• ISBN13: 9780674030794
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"