Cambridge History of the American Civil War: Volume 3, Affairs of - the Peopl

This volume analyzes the cultural and intellectual experiences of Americans during and after the Civil War.

List of contents

Part I. Values: 1. Wartime masculinities James J. Broomall; 2. Northern women and the Civil War Nina Silber; 3. Southern women and the Civil War Sarah E. Gardner; 4. Religion in the Civil War era Timothy L. Wesley; 5. Economic and social values in the Civil War Brian P. Luskey; Part II. Social Experience: 6. Families in the Civil War James Marten; 7. Refugees and movement in the Civil War David Silkenat; 8. Citizen soldiers Susannah J. Ural; 9. Immigrant America and the Civil War David T. Gleeson; 10. Emancipation and war Yael A. Sternhell; 11. The black military experience Joseph P. Reidy; 12. Motives and morale Paul A. Cimbala; 13. Urban and rural America in the Civil War Frank Towers; Part III. Outcomes: 14. Making peace Elizabeth R. Varon; 15. Reconstruction during the Civil War Mark Wahlgren Summers; 16. Veterans and the postwar world Barbara A. Gannon; 17. The Civil War and the American state Gregory P. Downs; 18. The Civil War and American law Christian G. Samito; 19. The Civil War in visual art David C. Ward; 20. The Civil War in American thought Peter S. Carmichael; 21. The Civil War in literary memory John Casey; 22. The Civil War in film Craig A. Warren; 23. The Civil War in public memory Caroline E. Janney.

About the author

Aaron Sheehan-Dean is the Fred C. Frey Professor of Southern Studies at Louisiana State University and the chairman of the History Department. He teaches courses on nineteenth-century US history, the Civil War and Reconstruction, and Southern History. He is the author of The Calculus of Violence: How Americans Fought the Civil War (2018), Why Confederates Fought: Family and Nation in Civil War Virginia (2007), Concise Historical Atlas of the US Civil War (2008), and is the editor of several books.

Summary

This volume considers how the Civil War reshaped Americans' spiritual, cultural, and intellectual habits. It analyzes the ways that participants made sense of the conflict and its impact on their lives, uncovering how the war changed attitudes about gender, religion, ethnicity, and race.

Product details

• Authors: Aaron (Louisiana State University) Sheehan-Dean
• Assisted by: Aaron Sheehan-Dean (Editor), Aaron (Louisiana State University) Sheehan-Dean (Editor), Sheehan-Dean Aaron (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.11.2022
• EAN: 9781316608067
• ISBN: 978-1-316-60806-7
• No. of pages: 532
• Series: The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, military history, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, c 1500 onwards to present day, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Battles & campaigns, Specific wars and campaigns, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General