ISBN:
9781469618142
Language:
English
Pages:
XIII, 243 S
,
Ill
Series Statement:
Gender and American culture
DDC:
323.0973/09034
Keywords:
Citizenship History 19th century
;
Adulthood History 19th century
;
Equality before the law History 19th century
;
United States Politics and government 19th century
Description / Table of Contents:
Adult independence and the limits of revolutionDemocratic citizenship as a stage of life -- Chronological age and equal rights -- The voyage of life and equal opportunity -- Competing measures of mature citizenship -- Perpetual minority and the failure of reconstruction -- Epilogue : aging and inequality.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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