Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Private Virtue Goes Public: Civic Activism in the Middling Classes -- 2. Gilbert Imlay's "Static Utopia": Antidemocratic Radicalism -- 3. The Virtue of Self-Government: Fear of, or Faith in, the People -- 4. "Possessed with an Idea": American Abolitionism and Counterpublic Protest -- Conclusion: Private Virtue, Counterpublics, and Political Autonomy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
"Through discussion of British and American literature, Virtuous Citizens demonstrates how contemporary manifestations of civic publics trace directly to the early days of nationhood"-- Provided by publisher
