ABSTRACT

Philip Morgan's selection of cutting-edge essays by leading historians represents the extraordinary vitality of recent historical literature on early America. The book opens up previously unexplored areas such as cultural diversity, ethnicity, and gender, and reveals the importance of new methods such as anthropology, and historical demography to the study of early America.

chapter 1|6 pages

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

part |24 pages

Part I WHOLES AND PARTS: REGIONS AND AMERICAN SOCIETY

part |1 pages

Part IV CONCLUSION