The North and the nation in the era of the Civil War
By: by Peter J. Parish ; edited by Adam I.P. Smith and Susan-Mary Grant.
Contributors: Smith, Adam I. P.; Grant, Susan-Mary.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The North's Civil War,; no. 25
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: National characteristics, American; Nationalism -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Political culture -- Northeastern States -- History -- 19th century; Religion and politics -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Religion and politics -- Northeastern States -- History -- 19th century; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects; United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865; Northeastern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Northeastern States -- Politics and government -- 19th century
Description: "In this rich collection of essays, a leading historian argues that in order to fully understand the Civil War, we need to grasp the relationship between American national identity and the values of Northern society. Northerners shaped nationalism into an ideology to justify and sustain a war against the South. Parish explores this process, focusing on politics and religion as building blocks of national identity and as sinews that connected Northerners to the Union cause."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-229) and index.