03308nam 2200685 450 991078011370332120230422042827.00-19-771538-90-19-028499-41-280-47275-80-19-535126-60-19-518047-X1-60256-392-6(CKB)111087026783780(EBL)241502(OCoLC)191038372(SSID)ssj0000223420(PQKBManifestationID)11187323(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000223420(PQKBWorkID)10182657(PQKB)11133332(Au-PeEL)EBL4701136(CaPaEBR)ebr11273074(CaONFJC)MIL47275(OCoLC)560325849(MiAaPQ)EBC4701136(EXLCZ)9911108702678378020161013h20002000 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrPolitical culture and secession in Mississippi masculinity, honor, and the antiparty tradition, 1830-1860 /Christopher J. OlsenNew York, New York :Oxford University Press,2000.©20001 online resource (277 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-516097-5 0-19-513147-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction; 1 A SAVAGE PLACE: The Mississippi Frontier, Masculinity, and Political Culture in the 1830's; 2 EARLY AUTUMN: An Episode from Mississippi's Political Culture-The Secession Debate of 1849-1851; 3 MORTAL STAKES: The Politics of Antipartyism; 4 SMALL VICES: Voters, Elections, and the Myth of Party Dominance; 5 PLAYMATES: Voting and Governing in the Neighborhood; 6 CEREMONY: The Ritual Power of Politics; 7 CHANCE: Know-Nothings and the Political Culture; 8 VALEDICTION: The Political Culture of Secession; Appendix: Methodological Notes and Study Data; Notes; BibliographyIndexThis groundbreaking study of the politics of secession combines traditional political history with current work in anthropology and gender and ritual studies. Christopher J. Olsen has drawn on local election returns, rural newspapers, manuscripts, and numerous county records to sketch a new picture of the intricate and colorful world of local politics. In particular, he demonstrates how the move toward secession in Mississippi was deeply influenced by the demands of masculinity within the state's antiparty political culture. Face-to-face relationships and personal reputations, organized aroundPolitical cultureMississippiHistory19th centuryPolitical partiesMississippiHistory19th centurySecessionMississippiMississippiPolitics and governmentTo 1865Political cultureHistoryPolitical partiesHistorySecession306.2/09762/09034Olsen Christopher J.1503454MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780113703321Political culture and secession in Mississippi3731844UNINA