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Facing America [[electronic resource] ] : iconography and the Civil War / / Shirley Samuels



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Autore: Samuels Shirley Visualizza persona
Titolo: Facing America [[electronic resource] ] : iconography and the Civil War / / Shirley Samuels Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (199 p.)
Disciplina: 973.7
Soggetto topico: Nationalism - United States - History - 19th century
Political culture - United States - History - 19th century
Sex role - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century
Signs and symbols - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century
Masculinity in art
Masculinity in literature
Women in art
Women in literature
Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Influence
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-178) and index.
Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1. FACING WEST; 2. MISCEGENATED AMERICA; 3. THE FACE OF THE NATION; 4. WOMEN AT WAR; 5. LINCOLN'S BODY; EPILOGUE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Sommario/riassunto: Exploring how the face and body of America were imagined both physically and metaphorically during the Civil War, this book shows how visual iconography affected changes in postbellum gendered and racialised identifications of the nation.
Titolo autorizzato: Facing America  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-772407-8
1-280-47220-0
0-19-535169-X
0-19-518496-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910783271103321
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