false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180478729m/1045687.jpg 1045687 2 Governing the Tongue explains why the spoken word assumed such importance in the culture of early New England. In a work that is at once historical, socio-cultural, and linguistic, Jane Kamensky explores the little-known words of unsung individuals, and reconsiders such famous Puritan events as the banishment of Anne Hutchinson and the Salem witch trials, to expose the ever-present fear of what the Puritans called "sins of the tongue." But even while dangerous or deviant speech was restricted, as Kamensky illustrates here, godly speech was continuously praised and promoted. Congregations were told that one should lift one's voice "like a trumpet" to God and "cry out and cease not." By placing speech at the heart of New England's early history, Kamensky develops new ideas about the complex relationship between speech and power in both Puritan New England and, by extension, our world today. 1032112 1998 Governing the Tongue: The Politics of Speech in Early New England 0 0 3 0 1045687 0195130901 9780195130904 0 0 0.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180478729m/1045687.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1045687.Governing_the_Tongue_The_Politics_of_Speech_in_Early_New_England 0 0 false Mon Jun 08 15:49:40 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 15:49:40 -0700 2009 1045687 0195130901 9780195130904 0 0 0.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180478729m/1045687.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1045687.Governing_the_Tongue_The_Politics_of_Speech_in_Early_New_England 0 0 false Wed Oct 01 23:50:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 23:50:00 -0700 2008 1045687 0195130901 9780195130904 0 0 0.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180478729m/1045687.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1045687.Governing_the_Tongue_The_Politics_of_Speech_in_Early_New_England 0 0 false Wed Oct 01 23:06:20 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 23:06:20 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1045687