The American Civil War

The American Civil War was by far the bloodiest conflict in American history. Arising out of a political crisis over the expansion of slavery, the war set the stage for the emergence of the modern American nation-state. This new interpretation of one of the most mythologized events in modern history combines narrative with analysis and an up-to-date assessment of the state of Civil War scholarship. :- Emphasizes the importance of Northern public opinion in shaping the meaning and outcome of the crisis- Argues that the war exposed deep social and political divisions within, as well as between, North and South- Explores the experiences of ordinary soldiers and civilians, and the political and cultural context in which they lived- Sets this distinctively American crisis over slavery and nationhood in the wider context of the nineteenth-century worldConcise and authoritative, this is an indispensable introduction to a critical period in modern American history.>

Product details

• Authors: Adam Smith, Adam I P Smith, Adam I. P. Smith, SMITH ADAM I P
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.01.2007
• EAN: 9780333790533
• ISBN: 978-0-333-79053-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: American History in Depth; American History in Depth; Bloomsbury 3PL
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; B, History, United States—History, US History