The American Civil War / Edition 1

by Adam Smith

Overview

This new interpretation of the causes, course and consequences of America's greatest crisis combines a clear and compelling narrative with analysis and an up-to-date assessment of the state of Civil War scholarship. It explores the complex relationships between the local and national contexts, between the experiences of soldiers and civilians, and shows how politics and public opinion decisively shaped the meaning and outcome of the war.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333790540
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/01/2007
Series:	American History in Depth , #5
Edition description:	2007
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

ADAM I. P. SMITH is Lecturer in American History at University College London, UK. He is the author of No Party Now: Politics in the Civil War North.
ADAM I. P. SMITH is Lecturer in American History at University College London, UK. He is the author of No Party Now: Politics in the Civil War North.

Table of Contents

List of Maps
Abbreviations
Key Dates in the Civil War
Preface
Slavery and the American Republic
Political Crisis and the Resort to War
The Failure of Limited War
Emancipation and Hard War
Citizen Soldiers
The Ordeal of the Confederate Republic
The Last Best Hope of Earth
The Magic Word, 'Freedom'
Notes
Guide to Further Reading
Index.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Smith's The American Civil War skillfully integrates political, economic, military and social history in a narrative format that should suit students and instructors alike.' - Amy S. Greenberg, Pennsylvania State University, USA

'An attractively written, well-informed and analytically sophisticated, but always accessible, account of the great crisis.' - Martin Crawford, Keele University, UK

'Adam I.P. Smith has written an outstanding one-volume history of the Civil War in the United States. in 229 closely printed pages of text, he gives thorough coverage to virtually all the important events and issues of the war, with well-informed treatments of social, political, military, and diplomatic history...For anyone who wants an up-to-date, comprehensive, and intellectually lively one-volume history of the U.S. Civil War, this volume is an ideal choice.' -Paul D. Escott, American Nineteenth Century History