Facing America : iconography and the Civil War /

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Exploring how the face and body of America were imagined both physically and metaphorically during the Civil War, this book shows how visual iconography affected changes in postbellum gendered and racialised identifications of the nation.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Samuels, Shirley
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Nationalism > United States > History > 19th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 19th century.
Sex role > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Signs and symbols > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Women in art.
Women in literature.
Masculinity in art.
Masculinity in literature.
Nationalisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Rôle selon le sexe > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Signes et symboles > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Femmes dans l'art.
Femmes dans la littérature.
Masculinité dans l'art.
Masculinité dans la littérature.
HISTORY.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Masculinity in art
Masculinity in literature
Nationalism
Political culture
Sex role > Political aspects
Women in art
Women in literature
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Influence.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Pictorial works.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Ouvrages illustrés.
United States
Electronic book.
History
Pictorial works
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Facing West
  • Miscegenated America
  • The face of the nation
  • Women at war
  • Lincoln's body.

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