| Description |
xiii, 370 p. : ill., map. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-353) and index. |
| Contents |
The precedent of 1774: the role of insurgent violence in the political theory of the founding -- The revolution as living memory: Fries' Rebellion and The Alien and Sedition Act crisis of 1798-1800 -- The libertarian memory of the revolution in the Antebellum Era -- The roots of modern patriotism: conscription, resistance, and the Sons of Liberty conspiracy of 1864 -- Cleansing the memory of the revolution: Americanism, the black legion, and the first Brown Scare -- The making of the second Brown Scare: liberal pluralism and the evolution of the white supremacist right -- The origins of the militia movement: violence and memory on the suburban-rural frontier -- An exploration of militia ideology: the Whig diagnosis of post-Cold War America -- Epilogue: the defense of liberty in the age of terror. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Militia movements -- United States -- History.
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Radicalism -- United States -- History.
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Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780472116829 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0472116827 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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