Bibliograph

A contest of civilizations, exposing the crisis of American exceptionalism in the Civil War era, Andrew F. Lang

Type

Label

A contest of civilizations, exposing the crisis of American exceptionalism in the Civil War era, Andrew F. Lang

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A contest of civilizations

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1147895199

Responsibility statement

Andrew F. Lang

Series statement

Littlefield history of the Civil War era

Sub title

exposing the crisis of American exceptionalism in the Civil War era

Summary

"In this sweeping history of political ideas, Andrew F. Lang reappraises the Civil War era as a crisis of American exceptionalism. Through this lens, Lang shows how the intellectual, political, and social ramifications of the war and its meaning rippled through the decades that followed, not only for the nation's own people but also in the ways the nation sought to redefine its place on the world stage"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue: The Young Men's Lyceum, 1838 -- Introduction: The Civil War era and the problem of American exceptionalism -- Part I. Conceived in liberty -- Union -- Causes -- Part II. Now we are engaged in a great Civil War -- Purposes -- Conduct -- Insurrection -- Endings -- Part III. Shall not perish from the earth -- Consequences -- Peace -- Epilogue: The paradox of civilization -- Acknowledgements

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