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1 online resource (x, 266 pages) : illustrations |
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OUP E-Books
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Concepts of party and nation before the Civil War -- The patriotic imperative -- The Emancipation Proclamation and the party system -- The Union Leagues and the emergence of antiparty nationalism -- The army, loyalty, and dissent -- Slavery, reconstruction, and the Union Party -- Emancipation and antiparty nationalism in the 1864 election campaign -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
During the Civil War, Northerners fought each other in elections with almost as much zeal as they fought Southern rebels on the battlefield. Yet politicians and voters alike claimed that partisanship was dangerous in a time of national crisis. In No Party Now, Adam I.P. Smith challenges the prevailing view that political processes in the North somehow helped the Union be more stable and effective in the war. Instead, Smith argues, early efforts to suspend party politics collapsed in the face of divisions over slavery and the purpose of the war. At the same time, new contexts for political mob |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-257) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Political parties -- United States.
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HISTORY.
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Political parties
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Parteipolitik
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Parteienwettbewerb
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Sezessionskrieg 1861-1865
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Partei -- Sezessionskrieg (1861-1865) -- USA -- Nordstaaten (USA)
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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United States
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USA -- Nordstaaten
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Nordstaaten (USA) -- Partei -- Sezessionskrieg (1861-1865)
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005057729 |
| ISBN |
9781429459242 |
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1429459247 |
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9780195345964 |
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0195345967 |
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1280845929 |
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9781280845925 |
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9786610845927 |
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6610845921 |
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0190293349 |
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9780190293345 |
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