| Civil Tongues and Polite Letters in British America Contributor(s): Shields, David S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807846562 ISBN-13: 9780807846568 Publisher: Omohundro Institute and University of North C OUR PRICE: $45.13 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1997 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 306.097 |
| LCCN: 96037377 |
| Series: Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American Histo |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.17" W x 9.25" (1.29 lbs) 382 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shields, David S.: - David S. Shields is professor of English at The Citadel. |