Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-486) and index
Land and market -- Ambiguous republicanism -- "Let us conquer space" -- The crisis of 1819 -- Hard times, hard feelings, hard money -- "A general mass of disaffection" -- God and mammon -- Ethos vs. eros -- Politicians "reapply principles" -- Millennial democracy -- Ambiguous democracy -- The bourgeois republic -- The great contradiction
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The central theme of this study of American life in the early 19th century is the establishment of capitalism. The author argues that, following the Industrial Revolution, two distinct societies were created in the USA: rich and poor, proprietors and labourers, city dwellers and farmers
Market revolution.
Capitalism-- Social aspects-- United States-- History-- 19th century
Democracy-- History-- 19th century
Representative government and representation-- United States-- History-- 19th century