American Mobbing, 1828-1861

Toward Civil War

Inbunden, Engelska, 1998

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Beskrivning

American Mobbing, 1828-1861 is a comprehensive history of mob violence in antebellum America. David Grimsted argues that, though the issue of slavery provoked riots in both the North and the South, the riots produced two different reactions. In the South anti-slavery rioting was widely tolerated and effectively encouraged Southern support for slavery. In the North, both pro-slavery and anti-slavery riots were put down, often violently, by the authorities, resulting usually in a public reaction against slavery. Grimsted thus demonstrates that mob violence was a major cause of the social split that led to the Civil War.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-07-09
Mått:165 x 242 x 27 mm
Vikt:699 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:392
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780195117073

Utforska kategorier

Slaveri inom Historia och arkeologi
Våld och övergrepp inom Samhälle och politik
Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

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...Grimsted has produced a well-written and provocative account of a difficult subject. He is to be commended for making some sense out of the senseless, and his work should be read by all those interested in the causes of America's bloodiest war.

Innehållsförteckning

1: 1835: The Year of Violent Indecision 2: Riots Hatching Resistance: Against Abolitionists and in Aid of Fugitive Slaves 3: The Peculiar Institution of Southern Violence 4: White Fears: Silencing Questions 5: Black Fears: Repressing Dark Realities 6: "Times That Tried Men's Bodies": The Manly Sport of American Politics 7: The Mobs of the Second Party System 8: Trying to Forget Slavery: Nativism and New Riots 9: Bleeding Majoritarianism: The Sectional Mod Systems Meet, Mingle, and Mangle 10: Vintage Violence