American Creed
Philanthropy and the Rise of Civil Society, 1700-1865
330 pages, 6 x 9
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2003
Cloth $38.00
ISBN: 9780226561981
Published May 2003
Paper $31.00
ISBN: 9780226562018
Published July 2005
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: The Rise of Civil Society
Chapter 1: Forging the Creed
Chapter 2:The Feminization of Republicanism
Chapter 3: The Legacy of Disestablishment
Chapter 4: The Geography of Generosity
Chapter 5: Race, Religion, and Reform
Part II: Testing the Faith
Chapter 6: The Jacksonian Backlash
Chapter 7: Civil Society/Civil Disorder
Chapter 8: The Politics of Chivalry
Conclusion: Civil Society and the Civil War
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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