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Gold and freedom : the political economy of Reconstruction / Nicolas Barreyre ; translated by Arthur Goldhammer.

Author/creator Barreyre, Nicolas, 1975- author.
Other author/creatorGoldhammer, Arthur, translator.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2015.
Copyright Notice ©2015
Descriptionx, 319 pages ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)
Uniform titleOr et la liberté. English
Series A Nation Divided, Studies in the Civil War Era
Nation divided. ^A476341
Contents Note on statistical and geographic analysis -- Part I. Sectionalism -- Sectionalism : the view from the Midwest -- Gold and paper : how money became sectional -- Economic policy and spatial justice : taxation and the tariff -- Part II. Reconstruction -- Closing the books on the war : republicanism, civil rights, finance -- For the good of the country and the party -- The Republican retreat to the North -- Epilogue: On space in politics.
Scope and content "This book argues that Northern disputes over public debt, greenbacks, and tariffs, as well as national economic consequences of the Civil War, undermined Reconstruction as much as Southern race relations and constitutional issues"--Provided by publisher.
General note"This book was first published in French by the Éditions de l'EHESS" -- Acknowledgements.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2015019358
ISBN9780813937496 hardcover ; acid-free paper
ISBN0813937493 hardcover ; acid-free paper
ISBNelectronic book

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