Adam I. P. Smith

The American Civil War (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The American Civil War was by far the bloodiest conflict in American history. Arising out of a political crisis over the expansion of slavery, the war set the stage for the emergence of the modern American nation-state. This new interpretation of one of the most mythologized events in modern history combines narrative with analysis and an up-to-date assessment of the state of Civil War scholarship.

The American Civil War:
- Emphasizes the importance of Northern public opinion in shaping the meaning and outcome of the crisis
- Argues that the war exposed deep social and political divisions within, as well as between, North and South
- Explores the experiences of ordinary soldiers and civilians, and the political and cultural context in which they lived
- Sets this distinctively American crisis over slavery and nationhood in the wider context of the nineteenth-century world

Concise and authoritative, this is an indispensable introduction to a critical period in modern American history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230213524
• Artikelnr.: 47859939

Autorenporträt

ADAM I. P. SMITH is Lecturer in American History at University College London, UK.