Born in Blood - Violence and the Making of America

"This important and timely book explains the political culture of violence that has shaped the United States from its inception. It will engage students, scholars and general readers interested in American history, African American history, and American studies"--

List of contents

Introduction. A system of violence: liberal society in the United States; Part I. Early Manifestations: 1. A revolution restrained; 2. Life in the army of the continent; 3. The code of American violence; Part II. Evolutions: 4. The 1850s: a people's government and the politics of belligerence; 5. The United States greets John Brown; 6. 1860: the undisputed election that sparked dispute; 7. Emancipation's fury; Part III. Modern Traditions: 8. To 1877: American capitalism and the geography of violence; 9. Layering law and resistance in the Great Strikes; 10. Words and ropes: the postwar battles over racial order; Epilogue.

About the author

Scott Gac is Director of American Studies and Associate Professor of American Studies and History at Trinity College and the author of Singing for Freedom: The Hutchinson Family Singers and the Nineteenth-Century Culture of Reform.

Summary

This important and timely book explains the political culture of violence that has shaped the United States from its inception. It will engage students, scholars and general readers interested in American history, African American history, and American studies.

Product details

• Authors: Scott Gac, Scott (Trinity College Gac, Gac Scott
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781316511886
• ISBN: 978-1-316-51188-6
• No. of pages: 330
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, c 1765 to 1783 (American Revolutionary period), Violence, intolerance and persecution in history, c 1877 to c 1893 (‘The Gilded Age’ in the USA)