This companion provides a comprehensive survey of the life, work and legacy of Benjamin Franklin - the oldest, most distinctive, and multifaceted of the founders. Includes contributions from across a range of academic disciplines Combines traditional and cutting-edge scholarship, from accomplished and emergingexperts in the field Pays special attention to the American Revolution, the Enlightenment, journalism, colonial American society, and themes of race, class, and gender Places Franklin in the context of recent work in political theory, American Studies, American literature, material culture studies, popular culture, and international relations INDICE: About the Contributors. Introduction: David Waldstreicher. Part I:Biography. 1 The Boston Years, 1706-23: Nian-Sheng Huang. 2 The Philadelphia Years, 1723-57: George W. Boudreau. 3 The Making of a Patriot, 1757-75: SheilaL. Skemp. 4 Franklin Furioso, 1775-90: Jonathan R. Dull. Part II: Franklin and Eighteenth Century America 5. Franklin and Colonial Society: Konstantin Dierks. 6. Franklin and Pennsylvania Politics: Alan Tully. 7. Franklin and Religion: John Fea. 8. Franklin and the Coming of the American Revolution: Benjamin L. Carp. 9. Franklin and Native Americans: Timothy J. Shannon . 10. The Complexion of my Country: Benjamin Franklin and the Problem of Racial Diversity: Nicholas Guyatt. 11. Benjamin Franklin, Capitalism, and Slavery: David Waldstreicher. 12. Benjamin Franklin and Women: Susan E. Klepp Part III: Franklin the Writer and Thinker. 13. The Manners and Situation of a Rising People: Reading Franklins Autobiography: Ormond Seavey. 14. Poor Richards Almanac: William Pencak. 15. Franklin and Journalism: David Paul Nord. 16. Benjamin Franklin, the Science of Flow, and the Legacy of the Enlightenment: Laura Rigal. 17. Benjamin Franklin, Associations and Civil Society: Albrecht Koschnik. 18. Empire and Nation: Eliga Gould. 19. Franklins Pictorial Representations of British America: Lester C. Olson. Part IV: Franklin and the Categories of Inquiry 20. American Literature and American Studies: Edward Cahill. 21. Benjamin Franklins Material Cultures: Megan Walsh. 22. Franklin and Political Theory: Jerry Weinberger. 23. Benjamin Franklin and International Relations: Leonard Sadosky. 24. Memoryand Popular Culture: Andrew Schocket. Bibliography.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-9996-4
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 576
- Fecha Publicación: 22/07/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés