No series of events has had a more dramatic impact on the course of American history than the Civil War and the emancipation of four million black slaves. In this book Professor Roger Ransom examines the economic and political factors that led to the attempt by Southerners to dissolve the Union in 1...

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Main Author:	Ransom, Roger L. 1938- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1989
Subjects:	Geschichte Sezessionskrieg (1861-1865) Sklaverei Slavery / United States / History Slaves / Emancipation / United States Abschaffung Sezessionskrieg > 1861-1865 Schwarze USA United States / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 / Causes United States / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 / Economic aspects
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	No series of events has had a more dramatic impact on the course of American history than the Civil War and the emancipation of four million black slaves. In this book Professor Roger Ransom examines the economic and political factors that led to the attempt by Southerners to dissolve the Union in 1860, and the equally determined effort of Northerners to preserve it. Drawing on recent research in economic, political, and social history, Ransom argues that the system of capitalist slavery in the South not only 'caused' the Civil War by producing tensions that could not be resolved by compromise; it also played a crucial role in the outcome of that War by crippling the southern war effort at the same time that emancipation became a unifying issue for the North
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Feb 2016)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xv, 317 pages)
ISBN:	9781139167895
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781139167895