Reconstruction: a concise history

"This concise history delves into the constitutional, political, and social issues behind Reconstruction to provide a lucid and original account of a historical moment that left an indelible mark on American social fabric. [The author] depicts Reconstruction as a "bourgeois revolution"...

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Main Author: Guelzo, Allen C. 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. Oxford University Press [2018]
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"This concise history delves into the constitutional, political, and social issues behind Reconstruction to provide a lucid and original account of a historical moment that left an indelible mark on American social fabric. [The author] depicts Reconstruction as a "bourgeois revolution" ... as the attempted extension of the free-labor ideology embodied by Lincoln and the Republican Party to what was perceived as a Southern region gone awry from the Founders' intention in the pursuit of Romantic aristocracy"...
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:vii, 180 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780190865696

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