Enemyship democracy and counter-revolution in the early republic / [electronic resource] :
Jeremy Engels.
- East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2010.
- xi, 316 p.
- Rhetoric and public affairs series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction, the second American Revolution -- How enemyship became common sense -- The dilemmas of American nationalism -- The army of the Constitution -- The contract of blood -- Conclusion, Hobbes's gamble and Franklin's warning.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Political culture--History--United States--18th century. Enemies--Political aspects--History.--United States Democracy--History--United States--18th century. Nationalism--History--United States--18th century. Rhetoric--Political aspects--History--United States--18th century. Political socialization--History--United States--18th century.
United States--Politics and government--1783-1809. United States--History--Social aspects.--Revolution, 1775-1783