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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786587803321

Autore

Anderson Lawrence M.

Titolo

Federalism, secession, and the American state : divided, we secede / / Lawrence M. Anderson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-21523-9

0-203-09566-9

1-283-86145-3

1-136-21524-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in North American politics ; ; 6

Disciplina

320.473/049

Soggetti

Federal government - United States - History - 19th century

Secession - United States - History

States' rights (American politics) - History - 19th century

Nullification (States' rights) - History - 19th century

United States Politics and government 19th century

South Carolina Politics and government 1775-1865

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-177) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: the problem, the method, and the outline of the book -- The American state and early challenges to central state authority -- States' rights in South Carolina: from nullification to the first secession crisis -- South Carolina secedes -- The path of secession in the three Souths -- The past and future of federalism and secession.

Sommario/riassunto

One important tradition in political science conceives of the Civil War in the United States serving as the functional equivalent of the English and French Revolutions, bringing with it the victory of liberal democratic industrialism over aristocratic agriculturalism. From this perspective, the Civil War is notable for its impact on the American state. Surprisingly however, little attention has been paid to the distinguishing features of this historic rupture in American politics.Through primary source research and the re-analysis of the rich historical literature about the an