Bowing to necessities : a history of manners in America, 1620-1860 /

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Author / Creator:Hemphill, C. Dallett, 1959-
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Description:x, 310 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3965271
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ISBN:0195125576 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-300) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Hierarchy: Manners in a Vertical Social Order, 1620-1740
  • Ch 1. Manners for Gentlemen
  • Ch 2. Manners Over Minors
  • Ch 3. Manners Maketh Men
  • Part II. Revolution: An Opening of Possibilities, 1740-1820
  • Ch 4. Middle Class Riding
  • Ch 5. Youth Rising
  • Ch 6. Women Rising
  • Part III. Resolution: Manners for Democrats, 1820-1860
  • Ch 7. Manners for the Middle Class
  • Ch 8. Manners for Adults
  • Ch 9. Ladies First?
  • Conclusion
  • Table: Conduct Works: Author/Audience Statistics
  • Notes
  • Bibliography