Performing Disunion

The Coming of the Civil War in Charleston, South Carolina

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

Av Lawrence T. McDonnell, Lawrence T. (Iowa State University) McDonnell

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This book traces how and why the secession of the South during the American Civil War was accomplished at ground level through the actions of ordinary men. Adopting a micro-historical approach, Lawrence T. McDonnell works to connect small events in new ways - he places one company of the secessionist Minutemen in historical context, exploring the political and cultural dynamics of their choices. Every chapter presents little-known characters whose lives and decisions were crucial to the history of Southern disunion. McDonnell asks readers to consider the past with fresh eyes, analyzing the structure and dynamics of social networks and social movements. He presents the dissolution of the Union through new events, actors, issues, and ideas, illuminating the social contradictions that cast the South's most conservative city as the radical heart of Dixie.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-06-21
Mått158 x 235 x 42 mm
Vikt1 030 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCambridge Studies on the American South
Antal sidor568
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781107184930

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Introduction: politics, chess, hats; Part I. Context: The Citadel Besieged: 1. Envisioning Charleston; 2. Wayward loyalties; 3. Bone and sinew; 4. The threat of the counterfeit; 5. The semblance of safety; 6. Rose of revolution; Part II. Contradictions: Stand Nobly Together: 7. The appearance of a solid column; 8. War of factions; 9. Carry out the great drama; 10. Men well-tried and true; 11. The noble game; 12. The soul of chivalry; 13. Nothing but cash; 14. The measure of a man; 15. A revolution in hats; Part III. Crisis: Fire and Sword: 16. One of the b'hoys; 17. A true index of character; 18. Heroes, one and all; 19. One wind lifts many flags.

'Written with flair, this highly original, richly detailed, and analytically acute book on secession in Charleston, South Carolina is one of the best accounts of disunion on the ground. A must-read for anyone interested in the social, cultural, political, material, and intellectual history of the Old South. It is micro-history at its best.' Manisha Sinha, author of The Counterrevolution of Slavery: Politics and Ideology in Antebellum South Carolina