Ruin nation : destruction and the American Civil War / / Megan Kate Nelson

• Autore: Nelson Megan Kate <1972->
• Pubblicazione: Athens, Ga., : University of Georgia Press, c2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Destruction and pillage; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Psychological aspects; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Casualties; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Influence
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. American Ruins -- One. Our Own Pompeii: Ruined Cities -- Two. Lone Chimneys: Domestic Ruins -- Three. Battle Logs: Ruined Forests -- Four. Empty Sleeves and Government Legs: The Ruins of Men -- Conclusion. The Ruins of History -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: During the Civil War, cities, houses, forests, and soldiers' bodies were transformed into "dead heaps of ruins," novel sights in the southern landscape. This is the first book to bring together environmental and cultural histories to consider the evocative power of ruination as an imagined state, an act of destruction, and a process of change.
• Titolo autorizzato: Ruin nation
• ISBN: 1-280-49132-9; 9786613586551; 0-8203-4379-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818026203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Uncivil wars.