Shifting Grounds - Nationalism and the American South, 1848-1865

The American Civil War brought with it a crisis of nationalism. Shifting Grounds reinterprets southern conceptions of allegiance, identity, and citizenship within the contexts of antebellum American national identity and the transatlantic "Age of Nationalism."

List of contents

• Acknowledgments


• Introduction


• 1. Foundations: Nationalism in the Antebellum American South


• 2. Dreams: Southern Nationalism before Nationhood


• 3. The Pinch: American Nationalism in Crisis


• 4. Definitions: Confederate Citizenship and National Identity in 1861


• 5. War: Suffering, Sacrifice, and the Trials of Nationalism


• Conclusion


• List of abbreviations


• Notes


• Bibliography


• Index

About the author

Paul Quigley is James I. Robertson, Jr. Associate Professor of Civil War Studies and Director of Virginia Center for Civil War Studies, Virginia Tech University

Summary

The American Civil War brought with it a crisis of nationalism. Shifting Grounds reinterprets southern conceptions of allegiance, identity, and citizenship within the contexts of antebellum American national identity and the transatlantic "Age of Nationalism."

Additional text

Outstanding... One of the most textured accounts of Southern nationalism to date. ... This book will be profitably read by scholars of the American South and the Civil War era as well as anyone interested in the nature of modern nationalism.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Quigley, Paul (James I. Robertson Jr. Associate Pr Quigley, Quigley Paul
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.03.2014
• EAN: 9780199376476
• ISBN: 978-0-19-937647-6
• No. of pages: 344
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Nationalism, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)