In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes
The Making of American Nationalism, 1776-1820
By David Waldstreicher
384 pp., 5.5 x 8.5, 18 illus., notes
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Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8078-4691-9
Published: November 1997 -
E-book EPUB ISBN: 978-0-8078-3855-6
Published: December 2012 -
E-book PDF ISBN: 979-8-8908-6916-6
Published: December 2012
Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
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Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
Awards & distinctions
1995 Jamestown Prize, Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
About the Author
David Waldstreicher is professor of history at Temple University.
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"Standard reading just three years after publication . . . [this book] is on its way to becoming a pivotal work in early American history. . . . A highly original work of political history."--William and Mary Quarterly
“A very readable, extremely competent, thought provoking book, which should be read by all who have an interest in the development of American nationalism.”--American Studies
“Waldstreicher combines cultural theory with fresh research, graceful writing, and a defined subject matter. It is the last three that separate him from others in the field.”--American Studies
“A book that demands the attention of specialists in the early American republic, and of social and cultural historians more generally. . . . Graduate students and serious scholars of the early republic will find much of value here.”--Journal of Social History
“David Waldstreicher’s In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes is enormously ambitious in its attempt to explain the origins of American nationalism, not as ideology simply and abstractly, but as popular political practice. Its complex arguments, deep research, and brilliant analysis . . . should transform the way we think about nationalism and national identity. . . . A major achievement . . . it sets the agenda and the standard for future work on American nationalism and political culture.”--Journal of American History
“Anyone interested in the early history of the United States, the history of American journalism, or the development of American nationalism, will benefit from reading this book.”--Georgia Historical Quarterly