Torn asunder : Republican crises and civil wars in the United States and Mexico, 1848-1867 / Erika Pani.
| Author/creator | Pani, Erika author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2025] |
| Description | xii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The David J. Weber series in the new borderlands history David J. Weber series in the new borderlands history. ^A1258699 |
| Contents | 1848: continental crisis -- Seismic hazards: the coming of civil war -- Revolutionary reaction: Confederate America and conservative Mexico -- Radical chemistry: the US Union and Mexico's constitutional republic -- The righteousness of our cause -- Men and money -- From war to normalization: North America reconfigured -- The republic, restored and reconstructed. |
| Abstract | "In 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War and dramatically reshaped North American geopolitics by ceding half of Mexico's territory to the United States. In the following decades, as conflicts over slavery in the United States and over the nature of nation, state, and religion in Mexico overwhelmed politics, both republics collapsed into civil war. In Mexico, internal conflict sparked foreign intervention and the establishment of monarchical rule under an Austrian prince, while across the border, eleven Southern states seceded from the union to establish a republic founded on slavery and white supremacy. Erika Pani's Torn Asunder weaves these two tales of crisis, war, and political experimentation into a single story. Pani argues that by consecrating these episodes as epic and exceptionalist chapters in both nations' histories, scholars have overlooked the coincidences and connections between the United States and Mexico. She chronicles the ways in which, between 1848 and 1867, politicians from the two nations tested different formulas, reacted to virulent opposition, sedition, and war, and ultimately attempted to unite deeply divided countries. Torn Asunder highlights the fragile, contentious, and unpredictable nature of politics in the Americas, rooted in the inherent instability of popular sovereignty"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2025030749 |
| ISBN | 9781469689074 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1469689073 |
| ISBN | 9781469689081 (paperback ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1469689081 |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E415.7 .P36 2025 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |