Confederate Cities: The Urban South During the Civil War EraHardcover, 1 December 2015

Confederate Cities: The Urban South During the Civil War Era
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Part of Series
Historical Studies of Urban America
Part of Series
Historical Studies of Urban America (Hardcover)
Print Length
336 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Date Published
1 Dec 2015
ISBN-10
022630017X
ISBN-13
9780226300177

Description

When we talk about the Civil War, we often describe it in terms of battles that took place in small towns or in the countryside: Antietam, Gettysburg, Bull Run, and, most tellingly, the Battle of the Wilderness. One reason this picture has persisted is that few urban historians have studied the war, even though cities hosted, enabled, and shaped Southern society as much as they did in the North.

Confederate Cities, edited by Andrew L. Slap and Frank Towers, shifts the focus from the agrarian economy that undergirded the South to the cities that served as its political and administrative hubs. The contributors use the lens of the city to examine now-familiar Civil War-era themes, including the scope of the war, secession, gender, emancipation, and war's destruction. This more integrative approach dramatically revises our understanding of slavery's relationship to capitalist economics and cultural modernity. By enabling a more holistic reading of the South, the book speaks to contemporary Civil War scholars and students alike--not least in providing fresh perspectives on a well-studied war.

Product Details

Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 December 2015
Dimensions:
23.11 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm
ISBN-10:
022630017X
ISBN-13:
9780226300177
Language:
English
Pages:
336
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
Weight:
566.99 gm

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