Visionary republic: millennial themes in american thought, 1756–1800
Auteur :
Bloch, Ruth H.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521357647
Date de publication :
26 févr. 1988
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,2 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
470 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Analysing the interplay of millennial, republican and Enlightenment ideas about the future, the author reveals both complementary and contradictory themes in American thought of an older cultural tradition of millennialism while at the same time tracing variations and changes within that tradition during this formative period of American history.