Reforging the White Republic: Race, Religion, and American Nationalism, 1865-1898 - Brossura

Blum, Edward J.

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ISBN 10: 0807132489 ISBN 13: 9780807132487

Casa editrice: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 2007

Riassunto

During Reconstruction, former abolitionists in the North had a golden opportunity to pursue true racial justice and permanent reform in America. But why, after the sacrifice made by thousands of Civil War patriots to arrive at this juncture, did the moment slip away, leaving many whites throughout the North and South more racist than before? Edward J. Blum takes a fresh look at this question in Reforging the White Republic: Race, Religion, and American Nationalism, 1865-1898, where he focuses on the vital role that religion played in reunifying northern and southern whites into a racially segregated society. He tells the fascinating story of how northern Protestantism, once the catalyst for racial egalitarianism, promoted the image of a "white republic" that conflated whiteness, godliness, and nationalism. A blend of history and social science, Reforging the White Republic offers a surprising perspective on the forces of religion as well as nationalism and imperialism at a critical point in American history.

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L'autore:

Edward J. Blum is the coeditor of Vale of Tears: New Essays in Religion and Reconstruction. He is a fellow with the DuBois Center for the Advanced Study of Religion and Race at the University of Notre Dame.
Winner of the 2004 C. Vann Woodward Dissertation Prize of the Southern Historical Association.

Edward J. Blum is assistant professor of history at San Diego State University. He is coeditor of Vale of Tears: New Essays in Religion and Reconstruction and author of W. E. B. Du Bois, American Prophet.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Louisiana State Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0807132489
• ISBN 13: 9780807132487
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 356