| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 412 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Civil War America
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Civil War America (Series)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-398) and index. |
| Contents |
An intellectual call to arms -- The Confederate critique of northern culture -- The birth of Confederate literature -- The campaign for Confederate educational independence -- The high-water mark -- Searching for a Confederate "literature of power" -- Are we a highly civilized people? -- Conclusion: independent in nothing, neutral in everything. |
| Summary |
During the Civil War, some Confederates sought to prove the distinctiveness of the Southern people and to legitimate their desire for a separate national existence through the creation of a uniquely Southern literature and culture. Michael Bernath follows the activities of a group of Southern writers, thinkers, editors, publishers, educators, and ministers--whom he labels Confederate cultural nationalists--in order to trace the rise and fall of a cultural movement dedicated to liberating the South from its longtime dependence on Northern books, periodicals, and teachers. Bernath makes provocat. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Southern States -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
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Southern States. |
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Intellectual life. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Confederate States of America -- Intellectual life.
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Southern States -- Civilization -- 19th century.
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Civilization. |
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American literature -- Southern States -- History and criticism.
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American literature. |
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Regionalism -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
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Regionalism. |
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History. |
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Group identity -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
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Group identity. |
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bernath, Michael T. Confederate minds. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010 9780807833919 (DLC) 2009052889 (OCoLC)441211486 |
| ISBN |
9780807895658 (electronic book) |
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0807895652 (electronic book) |
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9781469603957 (electronic book) |
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1469603950 (electronic book) |
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0807833916 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780807833919 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780807833919 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9781469607283 |
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