The Debate on the American Civil War Era

Hugh Tulloch, Roger Richardson, Rebecca Mortimer

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Manchester University Press
30 December 1999

Historiography; History of the Americas; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; American Civil War

Series: Issues in Historiography

This study critically surveys the changing and highly controversial literature surrounding the American Civil War era, from contemporary interpretations up to the present. The racial question was one of the central causes of the war; there was recognition of the need for America to conform wholly to the Declaration of Independence that ""all men are created equal"". This moral dimension lies at the heart of the historiographical debate, and just as one group of historians has attempted to play down the moral significance of slavery and the war, so another has insisted upon its paramount importance. The book analyses historians' attitudes and assumptions, and suggests that each writer's perspective was partly determined by the dicates of time and place. The six chapters deal, repsectively, with the American historical profession, slavery, abolitionism, the causes of civil war, the civil war itself and reconstruction.

By: Hugh Tulloch
Series edited by: Roger Richardson
Other: Rebecca Mortimer
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 345g
ISBN: 9780719049385
ISBN 10: 0719049385
Series: Issues in Historiography
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 30 December 1999
Audience: College/higher education , Secondary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hugh Tulloch is Senior Lecturer in U.S. History at the University of Bristol