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UNINA9910783271103321 |
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Autore |
Samuels Shirley |
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Titolo |
Facing America [[electronic resource] ] : iconography and the Civil War / / Shirley Samuels |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-772407-8 |
1-280-47220-0 |
0-19-535169-X |
0-19-518496-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (199 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nationalism - United States - History - 19th century |
Political culture - United States - History - 19th century |
Sex role - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century |
Signs and symbols - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century |
Masculinity in art |
Masculinity in literature |
Women in art |
Women in literature |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Influence |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-178) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1. FACING WEST; 2. MISCEGENATED AMERICA; 3. THE FACE OF THE NATION; 4. WOMEN AT WAR; 5. LINCOLN'S BODY; EPILOGUE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Exploring how the face and body of America were imagined both physically and metaphorically during the Civil War, this book shows how visual iconography affected changes in postbellum gendered and racialised identifications of the nation. |
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