Cambridge History of the American Civil War: Volume 3, Affairs of the People

This volume explores the Civil War's cultural and intellectual impact, reshaping Americans' spiritual, cultural, and intellectual habits. It examines the varied impacts of the conflict on different groups, including soldiers, families, refugees, enslaved people, and black soldiers, and evaluates how Americans have memorialized and remembered it in art, literature, film, and public life.

Format: Hardback
Length: 532 pages
Publication date: 31 October 2019
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

This comprehensive volume delves into the profound cultural and intellectual ramifications of the Civil War, exploring how it reshaped the spiritual, cultural, and intellectual habits of Americans. The war posed an existential crisis that went beyond the transformations of previous decades, challenging the very essence of how individuals perceived themselves. Spanning several years, with vast scope and intensity, the conflict compelled Americans to reevaluate their self-identity.

The third volume of this study presents a diverse range of chapters that examine the varied impacts of the war on individuals' sense of self. By focusing on specific groups within the conflict, such as soldiers, families, refugees, enslaved people, and black soldiers, the chapters explore a wide array of ways in which participants made sense of the war and how it altered their attitudes toward gender, religion, ethnicity, and race.

The volume concludes with a series of essays that assess how Americans have commemorated and remembered the Civil War in art, literature, film, and public life. These essays provide valuable insights into the diverse ways in which the war has been interpreted and honored over the years, highlighting the enduring significance of this historical event in shaping the nation's collective memory.

Weight: 996g
Dimension: 231 x 161 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781107154544