John Brown's Body: Slavery, Violence, & the Culture of WarUNC Press Books, 2004 - 226 páginas Singing "John Brown's Body" as they marched to war, Union soldiers sought to steel themselves in the face of impending death. As the bodies of these soldiers accumulated in the wake of battle, writers, artists, and politicians extolled their deaths as a m |
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... Brown's Body SLAVERY , VIOLENCE , & THE CULTURE OF. STUDIES OF Alan Trachtenberg , editor Editorial Advisory Board Michele Bogart John THE UNITED STATES Karen Halttunen Mae Henderson Eric Lott Miles Orvell Jeffrey Stewart.
... Brown's Body SLAVERY , VIOLENCE , & THE CULTURE OF. STUDIES OF Alan Trachtenberg , editor Editorial Advisory Board Michele Bogart John THE UNITED STATES Karen Halttunen Mae Henderson Eric Lott Miles Orvell Jeffrey Stewart.
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... United States of America The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee ... United States ) Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-8078-2883-1 ( cloth : alk . paper ) ISBN 0 ...
... United States of America The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee ... United States ) Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-8078-2883-1 ( cloth : alk . paper ) ISBN 0 ...
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... United States built its massive nuclear arsenal , Weiss's prophecy was fully realized : capable of destroying the planet many times over , this arsenal allowed the United States to achieve global dominance . The Civil War contributed to ...
... United States built its massive nuclear arsenal , Weiss's prophecy was fully realized : capable of destroying the planet many times over , this arsenal allowed the United States to achieve global dominance . The Civil War contributed to ...
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... United States Government is entitled to all of you " ( 19o ) . Who can claim possession of the dead body ? The question of self- ownership , so central to debates over slavery , was generalized during the Civil War . Antebellum death ...
... United States Government is entitled to all of you " ( 19o ) . Who can claim possession of the dead body ? The question of self- ownership , so central to debates over slavery , was generalized during the Civil War . Antebellum death ...
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... United States as a nation among nations . In a millennial context , violence appeared , once again , regenerative : sanctioned by God , it was the sign , and the source , of better things to come . If a war to prohibit secession was at ...
... United States as a nation among nations . In a millennial context , violence appeared , once again , regenerative : sanctioned by God , it was the sign , and the source , of better things to come . If a war to prohibit secession was at ...
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The Blood of Millions John Browns Body Public Violence and Political Community | 14 |
The Blood of Black Men Rethinking Radical Science | 40 |
This Compost Death and Regeneration in Civil War Poetry | 71 |
Photographing the War Dead | 103 |
After Emancipation | 132 |
Glory | 165 |
Notes | 177 |
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John Brown's Body: Slavery, Violence, and the Culture of War Franny Nudelman Vista previa limitada - 2015 |
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