A Perfect Union

Download or read book A Perfect Union written by Catherine Allgor and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary American comes to life in this vivid, groundbreaking portrait of the early days of the republic—and the birth of modern politics When the roar of the Revolution had finally died down, a new generation of American politicians was summoned to the Potomac to assemble the nation's newly minted capital. Into that unsteady atmosphere, which would soon enough erupt into another conflict with Britain in 1812, Dolley Madison arrived, alongside her husband, James. Within a few years, she had mastered both the social and political intricacies of the city, and by her death in 1849 was the most celebrated person in Washington. And yet, to most Americans, she's best known for saving a portrait from the burning White House, or as the namesake for a line of ice cream. Why did her contemporaries give so much adulation to a lady so little known today? In A Perfect Union, Catherine Allgor reveals that while Dolley's gender prevented her from openly playing politics, those very constraints of womanhood allowed her to construct an American democratic ruling style, and to achieve her husband's political goals. And the way that she did so—by emphasizing cooperation over coercion, building bridges instead of bunkers—has left us with not only an important story about our past but a model for a modern form of politics. Introducing a major new American historian, A Perfect Union is both an illuminating portrait of an unsung founder of our democracy, and a vivid account of a little-explored time in our history.

Download or read book A Perfect Union? written by Cory Albertson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-23 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On June 26, 2015, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy declared same-sex marriage "is so ordered" across the United States. The day will no doubt be remembered as a landmark shift in how U.S. society views and validates marriage and romantic relationships. But the shift would not have happened without an arguably more important, but already forgotten, shift four years earlier that saw unprecedented movement in public attitudes alongside record amounts of television representation of LGBQ relationships. Situated at this intersection of legislative, attitudinal and representational change, A Perfect Union? presents analyses of popular programmes such as Modern Family, Grey’s Anatomy, The Good Wife, Glee, Desperate Housewives and House in order to tackle crucial ethical questions regarding the impact of heterosexual knowledges on the rendering of same-sex relationships as relatable and "respectable" – portraits of heteronormativity that reproduce the masculine/feminine binary, monogamous coupledom and the raising of children. Focusing on the connection between heteronormativity and government legitimacy, Cory Albertson deftly examines television’s privileging of certain forms of relationships over others, shedding light on the reproduction of everyday power relations within LGBQ relationships that hinge on issues of race, sexuality, class and gender. An engaging study of media constructions of same-sex relationships and the shaping of public expectations and attitudes, A Perfect Union? is a must-read for scholars of sociology, media and cultural studies and popular culture with interests in gender, sexuality and the family.

Download or read book Toward a More Perfect Union written by John Chester Miller and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book's central theme is the making of a nation from the disparate sections which composed the republic. Many individuals contributed toward this achievement. Their efforts were inadvertently furthered by the British government which, for many Americans of the postrevolutionary generation, stood as the 'eternal enemy' of the republic's territorial and ideological aspirations. It is significant that not until the Second War with Great Britain did Americans truly attain a sense of national identity"--John C. Miller, author.

Download or read book Study Guide to Accompany A More Perfect Union written by Grace A. Franklin and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Semi-annual Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints written by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A More Perfect Union written by William Peters and published by Crown. This book was released on 1987 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The making of the United States Constitution"--Jacket subtitle.

Download or read book A More Perfect Union written by Paul F. Boller and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 1992 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reader "presents students with the original words of speeches and testimony, political and legal writings, and literature that have reflected, precipitated, and implemented pivotal events of the past four centuries"--Preface.