Bleeding Borders : Race, Gender, and Violence in Pre-Civil War Kansas /

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In Bleeding Borders, Kristen Tegtmeier Oertel offers a fresh, multifaceted interpretation of the quintessential sectional conflict in pre-Civil War Kansas. Instead of focusing on the white, male politicians and settlers who vied for control of the Kansas territorial legislature, Oertel explores the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oertel, Kristen Tegtmeier, 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Machtstruktur
Sklaverei
Männlichkeitskult
Geschlechterverhältnis
Ethnische Beziehungen
Women, White.
Violence.
Social conditions
Social conflict.
Slavery > Political aspects.
Sex role.
Race relations.
Indians of North America.
African Americans.
HISTORY.
Rôle selon le sexe > Kansas > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Violence > Kansas > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Noirs americains > Kansas > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Blanches > Kansas > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Women, White > Kansas > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Kansas > History > 19th century.
Indians of North America > Kansas > History > 19th century.
Violence > Kansas > History > 19th century.
Sex role > Kansas > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Political aspects > Kansas > History > 19th century.
Social conflict > Kansas > History > 19th century.
Kansas
Kansas.
Kansas > Conditions sociales > 19e siecle.
Kansas > Relations raciales > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Kansas > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Kansas > Social conditions > 19th century.
Kansas > History > 1854-1861.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In Bleeding Borders, Kristen Tegtmeier Oertel offers a fresh, multifaceted interpretation of the quintessential sectional conflict in pre-Civil War Kansas. Instead of focusing on the white, male politicians and settlers who vied for control of the Kansas territorial legislature, Oertel explores the crucial roles Native Americans, African Americans, and white women played in the literal and rhetorical battle between proslavery and antislavery settlers in the region. She brings attention to the local debates and the diverse peoples who participated in them during that contentious period. Oertel b.
Physical Description:1 online resource (216 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9780807135006

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