UID:
almafu_9959234565502883
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 683 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-107-18667-6
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1-281-94444-0
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9786611944445
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0-511-81542-5
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0-511-39401-2
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0-511-39188-9
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0-511-39466-7
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0-511-39070-X
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0-511-39319-9
Content:
The second and concluding volume of Professor Ashworth's study of American antebellum politics, this book offers an exciting new interpretation of the origins of the Civil War. The volume deals with the politics of the 1850s and with the plunge into civil war. Professor Ashworth offers a new way of understanding the conflict between North and South and shows how northern free labor increasingly came into conflict with southern slavery as a result of both changes in the northern economy and the structural weaknesses of slavery.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Explaining the Civil War (1); I; II; III; IV; PART I Slavery versus Antislavery; 1 Combating the weaknesses of slavery: Southern militants, 1850-1861; 2 The antislavery challenge: The Republicans, 1854-1861; PART II Polarisation and Collapse; 3 The disintegration of Democratic hegemony: Northern Democrats and their southern allies, 1850-1861; 4 Political realignment: Collapse of the Whigs and neo-Whigs, 1848-1861; Conclusion: Explaining the Civil War (2); I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX
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Appendix: A review of some major works on the reasons for Confederate defeat(1) Economic Factors; (2) Diplomacy; (3) "Died of Democracy"; (4) Presidential leadership; (5) Confederate loss of will; (6) Generals, military strategy; (7) Soldierly commitment; (8) The role of African Americans; (9) Contingency; (10) Conclusion; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-71369-2
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-88592-2
Language:
English
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