Introduction : political mobilization in the urban landscape -- Port in a storm : the Boston waterfront as contested space, 1747-74 -- Orderly and disorderly mobilization in the taverns of New York City -- "And yet there is room" : the religious landscape of Newport -- Changing our habitation : the revolutionary movement in Charleston's domestic spaces -- Philadelphia politics, in and out of doors, 1742-76 -- The forgotten city
Summary
Looking at the physical environments of cities as political catalysts, Carp contends that what began as interaction, negotiation, conflict, and compromise in churches, taverns, wharves, and city streets developed into a wider political awareness and collaborative political action
