The Smell of Battle, the Taste of Siege - A Sensory History of the Civil War

The Smell of Battle, the Taste of Siege considers how all five senses--sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch--shaped the course, meaning, and content of the Civil War, and explores the impact of the war's sensory experience on multiple constituencies, including Confederate and Union soldiers and sailors, southern and northern civilians, women, and slaves.

About the author

Mark M. Smith is Carolina Distinguished Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and author or editor of a dozen books, including Sensing the Past: Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Tasting, and Touching in History and How Race Is Made: Slavery, the Senses, and Segregation.

Product details

• Authors: Mark M Smith, Mark M. Smith
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2017
• EAN: 9780190658526
• ISBN: 978-0-19-065852-6
• No. of pages: 216
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous