Confederate reckoning : power and politics in the Civil War South
McCurry, Stephanie2012
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The political project of the Confederacy was tried by its own people and failed. The government was forced to become accountable to women and slaves, provoking an astounding transformation of the slaveholders' state. This book is the story of this epic political battle.
Main title:
Confederate reckoning : power and politics in the Civil War South / Stephanie McCurry.
Author:
McCurry, Stephanie, author
Imprint:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2012.Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Collation:
449 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2010.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780674064218 (pbk)
Dewey class:
973.71
Language:
English
Subject:
Confederate States of America -- Politics and governmentConfederate States of America -- Social conditionsUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspectsWomen -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- 19th centuryUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- WomenAfrican Americans -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- 19th centuryUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African AmericansSlavery -- Political aspects -- Southern States -- History -- 19th centurySlavery -- Social aspects -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century
BRN:
1542298