| Description |
558 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
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Gender group: gdr Men lcdgt |
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Nationality/regional group: nat Americans lcdgt |
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Occupational/field of activity group: occ University and college faculty members lcdgt |
| Series |
Littlefield history of the Civil War era |
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Littlefield history of the Civil War era.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: The Young Men's Lyceum, 1838 -- Introduction: The Civil War era and the problem of American exceptionalism -- Part I. Conceived in liberty -- Union -- Causes -- Part II. Now we are engaged in a great Civil War -- Purposes -- Conduct -- Insurrection -- Endings -- Part III. Shall not perish from the earth -- Consequences -- Peace -- Epilogue: The paradox of civilization -- Acknowledgments. |
| Summary |
"In this sweeping history of political ideas, Andrew F. Lang reappraises the Civil War era as a crisis of American exceptionalism. Through this lens, Lang shows how the intellectual, political, and social ramifications of the war and its meaning rippled through the decades that followed, not only for the nation's own people but also in the ways the nation sought to redefine its place on the world stage"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Exceptionalism -- United States.
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National characteristics, American.
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Group identity -- United States.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence.
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United States -- Civilization.
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Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
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Exceptionalism. (OCoLC)fst01748515
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Group identity. (OCoLC)fst00948442
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) (OCoLC)fst00972484
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National characteristics, American. (OCoLC)fst01033342
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658 |
| Chronological Term |
1861-1865
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9781469660073 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1469660075 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9781469672496 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1469672499 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9781469660080 electronic book |
| Standard No. |
40030345665 |
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