McDonnell Performing Disunion

The Coming of the Civil War in Charleston, South Carolina
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-316-88700-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten

Reihe: Cambridge Studies on the American South

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McDonnell, Lawrence T.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

McDonnell, Lawrence T.
Lawrence T. McDonnell is an Assistant Professor in the History Department at Iowa State University.