Gender and the Sectional Conflict

(Part of the Steven and Janice Brose Lectures in the Civil War Era Series)

by Nina Silber

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In an insightful exploration of gender relations during the Civil War, Nina Silber compares broad ideological constructions of masculinity and femininity among Northerners and Southerners. She argues that attitudes about gender shaped the experiences of the Civil War's participants, including how soldiers and their female kin thought about their "causes" and obligations in wartime. Despite important similarities, says Silber, differing gender ideologies...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0807832448

ISBN13:9780807832448

Release Date:January 2009

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:144 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.6"

Related Subjects

Civil War Confederacy Gender Studies History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Women in History Women's Studies

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