The Gentlemen and the Roughs : Violence, Honor, and Manhood in the Union Army.

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During the Civil War, the Union army--like the society from which it sprang--appeared cohesive enough to withstand four years of grueling war against the Confederates and to claim victory in 1865. But fractiousness bubbled below the surface of the North's presumably united front. Internal fissu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Foote, Lorien
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2010.
Temas:
United States. > Army > Military life > History > 19th century.
United States. > Army.
1800-1899
Soldiers > United States > Social conditions > 19th century.
Social classes > United States > History > 19th century.
Social conflict > United States > History > 19th century.
Violence > United States > History > 19th century.
Honor > United States > History > 19th century.
Masculinity > United States > History > 19th century.
Classes sociales > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Violence > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Honneur > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Masculinité > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Armed Forces > Military life.
Honor.
Masculinity.
Social aspects.
Social classes.
Social conflict.
Soldiers > Social conditions.
Violence.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect social.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:During the Civil War, the Union army--like the society from which it sprang--appeared cohesive enough to withstand four years of grueling war against the Confederates and to claim victory in 1865. But fractiousness bubbled below the surface of the North's presumably united front. Internal fissures were rife within the Union army: class divisions, regional antagonisms, ideological differences, and conflicting personalities all distracted the army from quelling the Southern rebellion. In this highly original contribution to Civil War and gender history, Lorien Foote reveals that these internal bat.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (248 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and index.
ISBN:9780814728581
0814728588
0814727956
9780814727959

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