Sentimental Democracy: Evolution of America's Romantic Self-Image

Burstein, Andrew

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ISBN 10: 0809085356 ISBN 13: 9780809085354

Published by Hill & Wang, 1999

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Title

Sentimental Democracy: Evolution of America's Romantic Self-Image

Publisher

Hill & Wang

Publication Date

1999

Language

English

ISBN 10

0809085356

ISBN 13

9780809085354

Binding

Hardcover

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1st Edition

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New

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Examines the emotional dynamic and the metaphorically rich language which Americans developed to express their guiding principle: that the New World would improve upon the Old. Draws on newspapers, private letters, speeches, and diaries to show how the 18th-century "culture of sensibility" encouraged early Americans to make a heartfelt commitment to the Enlightenment's optimism about a global society. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Andrew Burstein, born in 1952, graduated from Columbia College and received his M.A. in Asian Studies from the University of Michigan, after which he spent a number of years as a consultant to U.S. firms trading in the Far East. Returning to academic life, he obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 1994; since then, he has taught U.S. history at the University of Virginia, Mount Holyoke, and the University of Northern Iowa. He is the author of The Inner Jefferson (1995).

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