Creating a Nation of Joiners

Creating a Nation of Joiners
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 0674030796
ISBN-13 : 9780674030794
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Book Synopsis Creating a Nation of Joiners by : Johann N. Neem

Download or read book Creating a Nation of Joiners written by Johann N. Neem and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2008-12-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since Alexis de Tocqueville published his observations in Democracy in America, Americans have recognized the distinctiveness of their voluntary tradition. In a work of political, legal, social, and intellectual history, Neem traces the origins of this venerable tradition to the vexed beginnings of American democracy in Massachusetts.


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