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The Center of European Languages of Qom(Ale Beit Publications)
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2619
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b15113
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English
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| Main Entry
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Calvert, Jane E., 1970
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| Title & Author
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Quaker constitutionalism and the political thought of John Dickinson/ Jane E. Calvert
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York: Cambridge University Press,, 2009.
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xiv, 382 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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9780521884365(hbk.)
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Print
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-363) and index.
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| Contents
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Quaker constitutionalism in theory and practice, c.1652-1763 -- Bureaucratic libertines : the origins of Quaker constitutionalism and civil dissent -- A sacred institution : the Quaker theory of a civil constitution -- "Dissenters in our own country" : constituting a Quaker government in Pennsylvania -- Civil unity and the "seeds of dissention" in the golden age of Quaker theocracy -- The fruits of Quaker dissent : political schism and the rise of John Dickinson -- The political Quakerism of John Dickinson, 1763-1789 -- Turbulent but pacific : "Dickinsonian politics" in the American Revolution -- "The worthy against the licentious" : the critical period in Pennsylvania -- "The political rock of our salvation" : the U.S. Constitution according to John Dickinson -- Epilogue: The persistence of Quaker constitutionalism, 1789-1963.
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Dickinson, John,1732-1808--Political and social views
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QuakersPolitical activity--United States--History--18th century
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Constitutional historyUnited States
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Political scienceUnited States--History--18th century
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United StatesPolitics and government--1775-1783
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United StatesPolitics and government--1783-1809
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PennsylvaniaPolitics and government--1775-1865
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DelawarePolitics and government--1775-1865
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LegislatorsUnited States--Biography
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QuakersPennsylvania--Biography
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| Dewey Classification
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973.3.092
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| LC Classification
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E302.6.D5,C34 2009
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