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Confederate minds [[electronic resource] ] : the struggle for intellectual independence in the Civil War South / / Michael T. Bernath



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Autore: Bernath Michael T Visualizza persona
Titolo: Confederate minds [[electronic resource] ] : the struggle for intellectual independence in the Civil War South / / Michael T. Bernath Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (429 p.)
Disciplina: 973.7/13
Soggetto topico: American literature - Southern States - History and criticism
Regionalism - Southern States - History - 19th century
Group identity - Southern States - History - 19th century
Soggetto geografico: Southern States Intellectual life 19th century
Confederate States of America Intellectual life
Southern States Civilization 19th century
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: An intellectual call to arms -- The Confederate critique of northern culture -- The birth of Confederate literature -- The campaign for Confederate educational independence -- The high-water mark -- Searching for a Confederate "literature of power" -- Are we a highly civilized people? -- Conclusion: independent in nothing, neutral in everything.
Sommario/riassunto: During the Civil War, Confederates fought for much more than their political independence. They also fought to prove the distinctiveness of the Southern people and to legitimate their desire for a separate national existence through the creation of a uniquely Southern literature and culture. In this important new book, Michael Bernath follows the activities of a group of Southern writers, thinkers, editors, publishers, educators, and ministers--whom he labels Confederate cultural nationalists--in order to trace the rise and fall of a cultural movement dedicated to liberating the South from its
Titolo autorizzato: Confederate minds  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4696-0395-0
0-8078-9565-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910459766403321
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Serie: Civil War America.