The Fragmentation of New England: Comparative Perspectives on Economic, Political, and Social Divisions in the Eighteenth Century

by Bruce C. Daniels

A readable and wide-ranging contribution to the social history of New England, this volume treats subjects as diverse as economic growth, wealth distribution, poor relief, local government, office-holding, leadership, urban development, and historiography. Each essay takes a comparative approach to its subject, identifying general patterns within New England society as well as significant regional, typological, and idiosyncratic variations and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313263582
• ISBN13: 9780313263583
• Release Date: November 1988
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"