Democracy by Petition
Popular Politics in Transformation, 1790-1870
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Word Count
162,000 words, Guess
Page Count
648 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL37317018M
- ISBN-139780674247499
- OCLC Control Number1198017771
- Library of Congress Control Number2020042416
Classifications
- LCCJF799.C3698 2021
Description
"Known as the age of democracy, the nineteenth century witnessed the extension of the franchise and the rise of party politics. As Daniel Carpenter shows, however, democracy in America emerged not merely through elections and parties, but through the transformation of an ancient political tool: the petition. A statement of grievance accompanied by a list of signatures, the petition afforded women and men excluded from formal politics the chance to make their voices heard and to reshape the landscape of political possibility. Democracy by Petition traces the explosion and expansion of petitioning across the North American continent"--
Other Editions
- Democracy by Petition: Popular Politics in Transformation, 1790-1870
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