Founding Fictions

by Jennifer R. Mercieca

Book Overview

An extended analysis of how Americans imagined themselves as citizens between 1764 and 1845 Founding Fictions develops the concept of a "political fiction," or a narrative that people tell about their own political theories, and analyzes how republican and democratic fictions positioned American citizens as either romantic heroes, tragic victims, or ironic partisans. By re-telling the stories that Americans have told themselves about citizenship,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817316906
• ISBN13: 9780817316907
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"