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Civil Tongues and Polite Letters in British America

Om Civil Tongues and Polite Letters in British America

In cities from Boston to Charleston, elite men and women of eighteenth-century British America came together in private venues to script a polite culture. By examining their various 'texts'--conversations, letters, newspapers, and privately circulated manuscripts--David Shields reconstructs the discourse of civility that flourished in and further shaped elite society in British America.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780807846568
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 384
  • Utgitt:
  • 26. mai 1997
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 156x23x234 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 652 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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In cities from Boston to Charleston, elite men and women of eighteenth-century British America came together in private venues to script a polite culture. By examining their various 'texts'--conversations, letters, newspapers, and privately circulated manuscripts--David Shields reconstructs the discourse of civility that flourished in and further shaped elite society in British America.

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