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William Penn's Legacy

其他書名	Politics and Social Structure in Provincial Pennsylvania, 1726-1755
出版	DIANE Publishing Company, 1999-07
主題	History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)Political Science / American Government / StateSocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN	07881645709780788164576
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Ip5SPwAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋Tully presents a detailed study of a 30-year period in Pennsylvania following the death of its founder, William Penn, and concludes that, contrary to accepted beliefs, the 18th-century political world was largely one of peace, regularity, and order. He reveals that of fundamental importance to the nature of political life in the colony were a whole series of institutional safeguards, informal political practices, and behavioral norms that worked to resolve conflict before it became deeply disruptive. Society as a whole remained cohesive rather than divisive, and was cemented by political convention, economic interdependence, and social inbreeding. Illus.