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- catalog abstract "Morgan argues, in effect, that representative democracy is a tool to bolster rule by the powerful few over the many; the majority are thus led to believe they control their own destiny. In this quietly subversive rereading of our history, American colonists perfected the fiction of popular rule by involving voters in extravagant electoral campaigns and by insisting that elected representatives derived their power from their constituents. Meanwhile, elitist colonial rulers who owned considerable property pulled strings to get their way. --from vendor description.".
- catalog contributor b1961425.
- catalog created "c1988.".
- catalog date "1988".
- catalog date "c1988.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1988.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Morgan argues, in effect, that representative democracy is a tool to bolster rule by the powerful few over the many; the majority are thus led to believe they control their own destiny. In this quietly subversive rereading of our history, American colonists perfected the fiction of popular rule by involving voters in extravagant electoral campaigns and by insisting that elected representatives derived their power from their constituents. Meanwhile, elitist colonial rulers who owned considerable property pulled strings to get their way. --from vendor description.".
- catalog description "Origins. The divine right of kings -- The enigma of representation -- Inventing the sovereign people -- The people's two bodies -- The cautious revolution -- Colonial peoples -- Useful ambiguities. The people in arms: the invincible yeoman -- The people's choice: elections and electioneering -- The people's voice: instructions, petitions, associations -- The American way. The incautious revolution -- Inventing an American people -- From deference to leadership.".
- catalog extent "318 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0393025055 :".
- catalog identifier "0393306232 pbk".
- catalog issued "1988".
- catalog issued "c1988.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Norton,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "320.2/0973 19".
- catalog subject "JF1059.G7 M67 1988".
- catalog subject "Representative government and representation Great Britain History.".
- catalog subject "Representative government and representation United States History.".
- catalog subject "Sovereignty History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Origins. The divine right of kings -- The enigma of representation -- Inventing the sovereign people -- The people's two bodies -- The cautious revolution -- Colonial peoples -- Useful ambiguities. The people in arms: the invincible yeoman -- The people's choice: elections and electioneering -- The people's voice: instructions, petitions, associations -- The American way. The incautious revolution -- Inventing an American people -- From deference to leadership.".
- catalog title "Inventing the people : the rise of popular sovereignty in England and America / Edmund S. Morgan.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".