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Civil Tongues and Polite Letters in British America - David S. Shields - Bog

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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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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780807846568
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 384
  • Udgivet:
  • 26. maj 1997
  • Størrelse:
  • 156x23x234 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 652 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 28. november 2024
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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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