Political culture and secession in Mississippi : masculinity, honor, and the antiparty tradition, 1830-1860 / / Christopher J. Olsen

• Autore: Olsen Christopher J.
• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (277 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.2/09762/09034; 306.20976209034
• Soggetto topico: Political culture - Mississippi - History - 19th century; Political parties - Mississippi - History - 19th century; Secession - Mississippi
• Soggetto geografico: Mississippi Politics and government To 1865
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2000.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Bibliography ; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Political Culture and Secession in Mississippi examines gender and antebellum politics, and argues that the demands of masculinity and honour within the state's antiparty political culture made secession possible.
• Titolo autorizzato: Political culture and secession in Mississippi
• ISBN: 0-19-771538-9; 0-19-028499-4; 1-280-47275-8; 0-19-535126-6; 0-19-518047-X; 1-60256-392-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823644303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.