Still Fighting the Civil War: The American South and Southern History by David G

Description: Still Fighting the Civil War by David Goldfield In the updated edition of his sweeping narrative on southern history, David Goldfield brings this extensive study into the present with a timely assessment of the unresolved issues surrounding the Civil Wars sesquicentennial commemoration. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the updated edition of his sweeping narrative on southern history, David Goldfield brings this extensive study into the present with a timely assessment of the unresolved issues surrounding the Civil Wars sesquicentennial commemoration. Traversing a hundred and fifty years of memory, Goldfield confronts the remnants of the American Civil War that survive in the hearts of many of the Souths residents and in the national news headlines of battle flags, racial injustice, and religious conflicts. Goldfield candidly discusses how and why white southern men fashioned the myths of the Lost Cause and Redemption out of the Civil War and Reconstruction, and how they shaped a religion to canonize the heroes and deify the events of those fateful years. He also recounts how groups of blacks and white women eventually crafted a different, more inclusive version of southern history and how that new vision competed with more traditional perspectives.The battle for southern history, and for the South, continues- in museums, public spaces, books, state legislatures, and the minds of southerners. Given the regions growing economic power and political influence, understanding this war takes on national significance. Through an analysis of ideas of history and memory, religion, race, and gender, Still Fighting the Civil War provides us with a better understanding of the South and one another. Author Biography David Goldfield is Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the author and editor of sixteen books on the American South, most recently America Aflame: How the Civil War Created a Nation, and serves as editor of the LSU Press series Making the Modern South. Long Description In the updated edition of his sweeping narrative on southern history, David Goldfield brings this extensive study into the present with a timely assessment of the unresolved issues surrounding the Civil War s sesquicentennial commemoration. Traversing a hundred and fifty years of memory, Goldfield confronts the remnants of the American Civil War that survive in the hearts of many of the South s residents and in the national news headlines of battle flags, racial injustice, and religious conflicts. Goldfield candidly discusses how and why white southern men fashioned the myths of the Lost Cause and Redemption out of the Civil War and Reconstruction, and how they shaped a religion to canonize the heroes and deify the events of those fateful years. He also recounts how groups of blacks and white women eventually crafted a different, more inclusive version of southern history and how that new vision competed with more traditional perspectives. The battle for southern history, and for the South, continues in museums, public spaces, books, state legislatures, and the minds of southerners. Given the region s growing economic power and political influence, understanding this war takes on national significance. Through an analysis of ideas of history and memory, religion, race, and gender, Still Fighting the Civil War provides us with a better understanding of the South and one another. Details ISBN0807152153 Author David Goldfield Pages 400 Language English Year 2013 Edition 0002nd ISBN-10 0807152153 ISBN-13 9780807152157 Format Paperback Edition Description Updated Media Book DEWEY 975 Affiliation University of North Carolina, Charolette Short Title STILL FIGHTING CIVIL-UPDATED/E Illustrations Yes Country of Publication United States Imprint Louisiana State University Press Subtitle The American South and Southern History Place of Publication Baton Rouge AU Release Date 2013-04-01 NZ Release Date 2013-04-01 UK Release Date 2013-04-01 Publisher Louisiana State University Press Publication Date 2013-04-30 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2013-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132268917;

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