Unmoored: The Search for Sincerity in Colonial America - Hardcover
by Ana Schwartz
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ana SchwartzSeries:Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American HistoPublish date:2023-01-10Pages:296
Language:EnglishPublisher:Omohundro Institute and Unc PressISBN-13:9781469671772ISBN-10:1469671778UPC:9781469671772Book Category:History, Social Science, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:United States, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, AmericanBook Topic:Colonial Period (1600-1775), AmericanSize:9.29 x 6.30 x 1.18 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SCPX4KMFVP
Unmoored: The Search for Sincerity in Colonial America
New England's Puritans were devoted to self-scrutiny. Consumed by the pursuit of pure hearts, they latched on to sincerity as both an ideal and a social process. It fueled examinations of inner lives, governed behavior, and provided a standard against which both could be judged. In a remote, politically volatile frontier, settlers gambled that sincerity would reinforce social cohesion and shore...
Series: Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American Histo
Language:EnglishPublisher:Omohundro Institute and Unc PressISBN-13:9781469671772ISBN-10:1469671778UPC:9781469671772Book Category:History, Social Science, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:United States, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, AmericanBook Topic:Colonial Period (1600-1775), AmericanSize:9.29 x 6.30 x 1.18 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SCPX4KMFVP
Ana Schwartz is assistant professor of English at University of Texas at Austin.
Publisher: Omohundro Institute and Unc Press
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