Old England, New England, and the Civil War - How a Clash of Cultures Ignited a Global Campaign for Racial

The first study to document how the Civil War brought about a bitter cultural and political conflict between Great Britain and the United States, a conflict that ignited a global struggle for racial equality and human rights.

About the author

Len Gougeon is Distinguished Professor of American Literature, Emeritus, at the University of Scranton, past President of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society, and recipient of the society's Distinguished Achievement Award. He is the author of Emerson and Eros: The Making of a Cultural Hero, also by SUNY Press.

Product details

• Authors: Len Gougeon, Gougeon Len
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.04.2025
• EAN: 9798855802122
• ISBN: 9798855802122
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Local History, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Civil rights & citizenship, 1837–1901 (Victorian period), Human rights, civil rights, Northeastern & North Atlantic States, US Northeast: New England