Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction: The Pan-ethnic Elite and the Problem of Cultural Authority 1
5. Part One: The Indigestible Dutch 9
6. 1. The Crystallization of an Anti-Dutch Narrative 11
7. 2. From Nation to Linguistic Community 45
8. Part Two: Pious Commoners 77
9. 3. George Whitefield Awakens New York City 79
10. 4. Becoming Religious Consumers 110
11. Part Three: Defiant Dependents
12. 5. “Master of the House”? 145
13. 6. Attached to the Household 172
14. 7. Sabotaging the Civilizers 198
15. Conclusion: Tipping the Cultural Scales 233
16. Notes 241
17. Index 287