Confederate reckoning power and politics in the Civil War South

Confederate reckoning : power and politics in the Civil War South / Stephanie McCurry.

Author/creator	McCurry, Stephanie
Other author/creator	American Council of Learned Societies.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,
Description	449 p. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book
Subject(s)	Women--Southern States --Social conditions --19th century. African Americans--Southern States --Social conditions --19th century. Slavery--Political aspects --Southern States --History --19th century. Slavery--Social aspects --Southern States --History --19th century. Confederate States of America--Politics and government. Confederate States of America--Social conditions. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Social aspects. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Women. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --African Americans.

Contents	Prologue: The Confederate project -- Who are the people? -- The brothers' war -- Antigone's claim -- Soldiers' wives and the politics of subsistence -- Women numerous and armed -- "Amor patriae" -- "Our open enemies" -- The fall -- Epilogue: Confederate reckoning.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2009051647
ISBN	9780674045897 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN	0674045890

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