| The World the Civil War Made Contributor(s): Downs, Gregory P. (Editor), Masur, Kate (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1469624184 ISBN-13: 9781469624181 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $35.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Modern - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 973.8 |
| LCCN: 2014044783 |
| Series: Steven and Janice Brose Lectures in the Civil War Era |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.1" W x 9.11" (1.21 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At the close of the Civil War, it was clear that the military conflict that began in South Carolina and was fought largely east of the Mississippi River had changed the politics, policy, and daily life of the entire nation. In an expansive reimagining of post-Civil War America, the essays in this volume explore these profound changes not only in the South but also in the Southwest, in the Great Plains, and abroad. Resisting the tendency to use Reconstruction as a catchall, the contributors instead present diverse histories of a postwar nation that stubbornly refused to adopt a unified ideology and remained violently in flux. Portraying the social and political landscape of postbellum America writ large, this volume demonstrates that by breaking the boundaries of region and race and moving past existing critical frameworks, we can appreciate more fully the competing and often contradictory ideas about freedom and equality that continued to define the United States and its place in the nineteenth-century world. Contributors include Amanda Claybaugh, Laura F. Edwards, Crystal N. Feimster, C. Joseph Genetin-Pilawa, Steven Hahn, Luke E. Harlow, Stephen Kantrowitz, Barbara Krauthamer, K. Stephen Prince, Stacey L. Smith, Amy Dru Stanley, Kidada E. Williams, and Andrew Zimmerman. |
Contributor Bio(s): Downs, Gregory P.: - Gregory P. Downs is associate professor of history at University of California, Davis.Masur, Kate: - Kate Masur is associate professor of history at Northwestern University. |