Confederate minds
Subtitle: the struggle for intellectual independence in the Civil War South
By: Michael T. Bernath.
Series: Civil War America
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 438
ISBN-13: 9780807833919
Subjects: American literature -- Southern States -- History and criticism; Regionalism -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century; Group identity -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century; 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
Description: xii, 412 p. : 25 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An intellectual call to arms; title: The Confederate critique of northern culture; title: The birth of Confederate literature; title: The campaign for Confederate educational independence; title: The high-water mark; title: Searching for a Confederate "literature of power"; title: Are we a highly civilized people?; title: Conclusion: independent in nothing, neutral in everything.