In The Battlefield and Beyond leading Civil War historians explore a tragic part of our nation's history though the lenses of race, gender, leadership, politics, and memory. The essays in this strong collection shed new light on the defining issues of the Civil War era. Orville Vernon Burton, Leonne M. Hudson, and Daniel E. Sutherland delve into the master-slave relationship, the role of blacks in the army, and the nature of southern violence. Herman Hattaway, Paul D. Escott, and Judith F. Gentry offer innovative perspectives on the influential leadership of President Jefferson Davis, Lieutenant-General Stephen D. Lee, and General Edmund Kirby Smith. Other contributors consider politicians and the public: Michael J. Connolly and Clayton E. Jewett investigate how despotism contributed to Confederate defeat; David E. Kyvig and Alan M. Kraut examine the war's impact on the Constitution and racial relationships with Jews; and Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Kenneth Nivison, and Emory M. Thomas discuss the critical function of memory in our understanding of Lincoln's assassination. The essays in The Battlefield and Beyond consider the fundamental issue of the Confederacy's failure and military defeat but also expose our nation's continuing struggles with race, individual rights, terrorism, and the economy. Collectively, this distinguished group of historians reveals that 150 years after the nation's most defining conflict its consequences still resonate.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Louisiana State University Press
ISBN-13
9780807143551
eBay Product ID (ePID)
183846737
Product Key Features
Author
Clayton E. Jewett
Publication Name
The Battlefield and Beyond: Essays on the American Civil War
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Clayton E. Jewett
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