7%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Confederate Republic: A Revolution against Politics (Civil War America)
George C. Rable
€ 52.63
€ 48.70
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Confederate Republic: A Revolution against Politics (Civil War America)
Paperback. Offering an investigation of Confederate political culture, this title focuses on the assumptions, values, and beliefs that formed the foundation of Confederate political ideology. It shows how southerners attempted to purify the political process and avoid what they saw as the evils of parties and partisanship. Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 440 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ; JPF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
In this investigation of Confederate political culture, George Rable focuses on the assumptions, values, and beliefs that formed the foundation of Confederate political ideology. He shows how southerners attempted to purify the political process and avoid what they saw as the evils of parties and partisanship. According to Rable, secession marked the beginning of a revolution against politics, in which the Confederacy's founding fathers saw themselves as the true heirs of the American Revolution. Nevertheless, factionalism developed within the Confederacy as the war dragged on, and the conflict carried over from the strictly political sphere to matters of military strategy, ... Read more
In this investigation of Confederate political culture, George Rable focuses on the assumptions, values, and beliefs that formed the foundation of Confederate political ideology. He shows how southerners attempted to purify the political process and avoid what they saw as the evils of parties and partisanship. According to Rable, secession marked the beginning of a revolution against politics, in which the Confederacy's founding fathers saw themselves as the true heirs of the American Revolution. Nevertheless, factionalism developed within the Confederacy as the war dragged on, and the conflict carried over from the strictly political sphere to matters of military strategy, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Series
Civil War America
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807858189
SKU
V9780807858189
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-3
About George C. Rable
George C. Rable is the Charles G. Summersell Professor of Southern History at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. His previous books include The Confederate Republic: A Revolution against Politics and Civil Wars: Women and the Crisis of Southern Nationalism.
Reviews for The Confederate Republic: A Revolution against Politics (Civil War America)
"A valuable contribution to the literature of the wartime South." - Reviews in American History"