TY - GEN N2 - Ever since Alexis de Tocqueville published his observations in Democracy in America, Americans have recognized the distinctiveness of their voluntary tradition. In a work of political, legal, social, and intellectual history, Neem traces the origins of this venerable tradition to the vexed beginnings of American democracy in Massachusetts. DO - 10.4159/9780674041370 DO - doi AB - Ever since Alexis de Tocqueville published his observations in Democracy in America, Americans have recognized the distinctiveness of their voluntary tradition. In a work of political, legal, social, and intellectual history, Neem traces the origins of this venerable tradition to the vexed beginnings of American democracy in Massachusetts. T1 - Creating a Nation of Joiners :Democracy and Civil Society in Early National Massachusetts / AU - NEEM, Johann N, JF - HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 JF - HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2014 JF - HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2015 VL - 163 CN - JK3189 LA - eng LA - In English. ID - 1478620 KW - Citizens' associations KW - Civil society KW - Civil society KW - Democracy KW - HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800). SN - 9780674041370 TI - Creating a Nation of Joiners :Democracy and Civil Society in Early National Massachusetts / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674041370 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674041370 ER -