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Did preoccupations with family and work crowd out interest in politics in the nineteenth century, as some have argued? Arguing that social historians have gone too far in concluding that Americans were not deeply engaged in public life and that political historians have gone too far in asserting that politics informed all of Americans' lives, Mark Neely seeks to gauge the importance of politics for ordinary people in the Civil War era.
Looking beyond the usual markers of political activity, Neely sifts through the political bric-a-brac of the era — lithographs and engravings of political heroes, campaign buttons, songsters filled with political lyrics, photo albums, newspapers, and political cartoons. In each of four chapters, he examines a different sphere — the home, the workplace, the gentlemen’s Union League Club, and the minstrel stage — where political engagement was expressed in material culture. Neely acknowledges that there were boundaries to political life, however. But as his investigation shows, political expression permeated the public and private realms of Civil War America.
Editions of The Boundaries of American Political Culture in the Civil War Era
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- ISBN 9780807829868
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469625546
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469604909
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807876947
- EBook
- ISBN 9798893132304
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890880512
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Did preoccupations with family and work crowd out interest in politics in the nineteenth century, as some have argued? Arguing that social historians have gone too far in concluding that Americans were not deeply engaged in public life and that political historians have gone too far in asserting that politics informed all of Americans' lives, Mark Neely seeks to gauge the importance of politics for ordinary people in the Civil War era.
Looking beyond the usual markers of political activity, Neely sifts through the political bric-a-brac of the era — lithographs and engravings of political heroes, campaign buttons, songsters filled with political lyrics, photo albums, newspapers, and political cartoons. In each of four chapters, he examines a different sphere — the home, the workplace, the gentlemen’s Union League Club, and the minstrel stage — where political engagement was expressed in material culture. Neely acknowledges that there were boundaries to political life, however. But as his investigation shows, political expression permeated the public and private realms of Civil War America.
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Did preoccupations with family and work crowd out interest in politics in the nineteenth century, as some have argued? Arguing that social historians have gone too far in concluding that Americans were not deeply engaged in public life and that political historians have gone too far in asserting that politics informed all of Americans' lives, Mark Neely seeks to gauge the importance of politics for ordinary people in the Civil War era.
Looking beyond the usual markers of political activity, Neely sifts through the political bric-a-brac of the era — lithographs and engravings of political heroes, campaign buttons, songsters filled with political lyrics, photo albums, newspapers, and political cartoons. In each of four chapters, he examines a different sphere — the home, the workplace, the gentlemen’s Union League Club, and the minstrel stage — where political engagement was expressed in material culture. Neely acknowledges that there were boundaries to political life, however. But as his investigation shows, political expression permeated the public and private realms of Civil War America.
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History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
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How long is The Boundaries of American Political Culture in the Civil War Era and how many pages does it have?
The Boundaries of American Political Culture in the Civil War Era has 176 page(s)
Is The Boundaries of American Political Culture in the Civil War Era part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series The Steven and Janice Brose Lectures in the Civil War Era
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Boundaries of American Political Culture in the Civil War Era?
Mark E. Neely
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The Boundaries of American Political Culture in the Civil War Era is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807829868) and paperback(ISBN 9781469625546) and ebook(ISBN 9781469604909) and ebook(ISBN 9780807876947) and ebook(ISBN 9798893132304) and pdf(ISBN 9798890880512)
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