Civil War in American CultureEdinburgh University Press, 30/03/2006 - 208 páginas The Civil War is an event of great cultural significance, impacting upon American literature, film, music, electronic media, the marketplace and public performance. This book takes an innovative approach to this great event in American history, exploring its cultural origins and enduring cultural legacy. It focuses upon the place of the Civil War across the broad sweep of American cultural forms and practices and reveals important links between historical events and contemporary culture.The first chapter introduces a discussion of ante-bellum culture and the part cultural forces played in the sectional crisis that exploded into full-blown war in 1861. Subsequent chapters focus on particular themes, appropriations, interpretations and manifestations of the War as they have appeared in American culture. |
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2 Reunion and Resistance | 21 |
3 Martyrdom and Memory | 38 |
4 Abe Lincolns Mixed Reviews | 56 |
5 Rebels Inc | 74 |
6 The Regendered Civil War | 92 |
7 The Virtual Civil War | 110 |
8 The Transnational Civil War | 129 |
History Is my Starting Point | 146 |
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