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Book

Reconstruction : a concise history

Call Number

  • 973.8 G925 (OSH)

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Publication Information

New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2018]

Physical Description

vii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary

"This concise history delves into the constitutional, political, and social issues behind Reconstruction to provide a lucid and original account of a historical moment that left an indelible mark on American social fabric. [The author] depicts Reconstruction as a "bourgeois revolution"--As the attempted extension of the free-labor ideology embodied by Lincoln and the Republican Party to what was perceived as a Southern region gone awry from the Founders' intention in the pursuit of Romantic aristocracy"--

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Vengeance : April-December 1865
  • Alienation : December 1865-March 1867
  • Arrogance : March 1867-May 1868
  • Resistance : May 1868-March 1869
  • Distraction : March 1869-May 1872
  • Law : 1866-1876
  • Dissension : September 1872-April 1877
  • Epilogue.

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