Making the Early Modern Metropolis: Culture and Power in Pre-Revolutionary Philadelphia

by Daniel P Johnson

Book Overview

Philadelphia was the most dynamic city in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century British America. In Making the Early Modern Metropolis, Daniel Johnson takes a thematic approach to Philadelphia's related economic, legal, and popular cultures to provide a comprehensive view of its urban development, taking readers into this colonial city's homes, workshops, taverns, courtrooms, and public spaces to provide a detailed exploration of how everyday...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813945410
• ISBN13: 9780813945415
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher