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1 online resource |
| Series |
The Littlefield History of the Civil War Era |
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Littlefield history of the Civil War era.
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| Contents |
Prologue. The Young Men's Lyceum, 1838 -- Introduction. The Civil War Era and the Problem of American Exceptionalism -- PART I. Conceived in Liberty -- 1. Union -- 2. Causes -- PART II. Now We Are Engaged in a Great Civil War -- 3. Purposes -- 4. Conduct -- 5. Insurrection -- 6. Endings -- PART III. Shall Not Perish from the Earth -- 7. Consequences -- 8. Peace -- Epilogue. The Paradox of Civilization |
| Summary |
Most mid-19th-century Americans regarded the US as an democratic republic that stood apart from a world seemingly riddled with revolutionary turmoil & aristocratic consolidation. Viewing themselves as distinct from & even superior to other societies, Americans considered their nation an unprecedented experiment in political moderation & constitutional democracy. But as abolitionism in England, economic unrest in Europe, & upheaval in the Caribbean & Latin America began to influence domestic affairs, the foundational ideas of national identity also faced new questions. In this sweeping history of political ideas, Andrew F. Lang reappraises the Civil War era as a crisis of American exceptionalism |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 02, 2020) |
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Exceptionalism -- United States
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National characteristics, American.
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Group identity -- United States
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HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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Civilization
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Exceptionalism
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Group identity
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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National characteristics, American
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140242
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United States -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139934
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1469660091 |
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9781469660097 |
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