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

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Foote, Lorien, 1969-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : New York University Press, 2010.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
United States. > Army > Military life > History > 19th century.
United States. > Army > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Masculinity > United States > History > 19th century.
Honor > United States > History > 19th century.
Violence > United States > History > 19th century.
Social conflict > United States > History > 19th century.
Social classes > United States > History > 19th century.
Soldiers > United States > Social conditions > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: The contested terms of manhood
  • "A good moral regiment" : conduct unbecoming a gentleman
  • "The model of the gentleman" : gentility and self-control
  • "A regular old-fashioned free fight" : physical prowess and honor
  • "If you will go with me outside the lines" : dueling and the degenerate affair of honor
  • "The thick-fingered clowns" : social status and discipline
  • "The shoulder-strap gentry" : officers, privates, and equal manhood
  • Conclusion: The war for manhood
  • Appendix: Note on method and sources.

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