Battle Scars

Gender and Sexuality in the American Civil War

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

This collection addresses how gender scholarship has changed interpretations of the Civil War. The contributors examine the study of masculinity and war, expand understandings of sexuality and politics, and deal with issues of health, treason, religion, domesticity, and slavery as they affected Northern and Southern men and women during the Civil War era.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-03-09
Mått:161 x 233 x 17 mm
Vikt:354 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:232
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780195174441

Utforska kategorier

Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Militärhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Catherine Clinton is a historian and the author of many titles, including Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom. Nina Silber is Associate Professor of History at Boston University and the author, most recently, of Daughters of the Union: Northern Women Fight the Civil War. They co-edited Divided Houses: Gender and the Civil War (OUP, 1992).

Recensioner i media

No historians have done more to broaden our understanding of the Civil War than Catherine Clinton and Nina Silber. In this new volume, they stretch the boundaries yet again, introducing us to new voices, new subjects, and new ways of looking at old topics. Everyone interested in this central drama of American history should be grateful.