Conceiving a New Republic: The Republican Party and the Southern Question, 1869-1900 (American Political Thought (University Press of Kansas))
Charles W. Calhoun
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Hardcover. Examines the Republicans' ideological struggle, focusing on how party thought - particularly concerning the concept of republicanism - determined the contours of their efforts and was in turn shaped by it. This book focuses on what they thought about their actions, particularly their beliefs about the meaning and nature of the American Republic. Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JPFM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 703.
During the late nineteenth century, Republicans struggled to reinvent America in the wake of civil war - and were consumed by the question of how the South should fit within the reconstituted Union. But the unity that Republicans had shown during the war was far from evident in facing this new challenge. ""Conceiving a New Republic"" examines the Republicans' ideological struggle, focusing on how party thought - particularly concerning the concept of republicanism - determined the contours of that effort and was in turn shaped by it. In relating how Republicans strove to fashion a new democratic polity in the ... Read more
During the late nineteenth century, Republicans struggled to reinvent America in the wake of civil war - and were consumed by the question of how the South should fit within the reconstituted Union. But the unity that Republicans had shown during the war was far from evident in facing this new challenge. ""Conceiving a New Republic"" examines the Republicans' ideological struggle, focusing on how party thought - particularly concerning the concept of republicanism - determined the contours of that effort and was in turn shaped by it. In relating how Republicans strove to fashion a new democratic polity in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
American Political Thought
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700614622
SKU
V9780700614622
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About Charles W. Calhoun
Charles W. Calhoun is professor of history at East Carolina University. His books include The Gilded Age and, most recently, Benjamin Harrison.
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