Philip John Davies

Philip John Davies is director of the Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library, and professor of American Studies at De Montfort University, Leicester. His latest book, co-edited with George C. Edwards, is New Challenges for the American Presidency (Pearson Longman, 2004).

Shakers alive: the song of Sabbathday Lake

The Shakers originated in Manchester, England. Reference to them crops up in the histories of American design, architecture, music, invention, social movements and education, as well as religion. As a

By Philip John Davies

/ 27 Feb 2004