ISBN:
0195074076
,
0195080343
Language:
English
Pages:
XVII, 418 S.
,
Ill.
DDC:
305.3/0973
Keywords:
Geschichte 1800-1900
;
Geschichte 1861-1865
;
Amerikaanse burgeroorlog
;
Sekserol
;
Frau
;
Geschichte
;
Gesellschaft
;
Schwarze. USA
;
Sezessionskrieg (1861-1865)
;
Sex role History 19th century
;
Geschlechterrolle
;
Auswirkung
;
Sezessionskrieg
;
Soziale Situation
;
USA
;
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
;
African Americans
;
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
;
Social aspects
;
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
;
Women
;
United States Social conditions To 1865
;
USA
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
USA
;
Geschlechterrolle
;
Sezessionskrieg
;
Auswirkung
;
Geschlechterrolle
;
Sezessionskrieg
;
Sezessionskrieg
;
Geschlechterrolle
;
USA
;
Geschlechterrolle
;
Soziale Situation
;
Geschichte 1861-1865
Abstract:
Divided Houses is the first book to show how the Civil War transformed gender roles and attitudes toward sexuality among Americans. This unique volume brings together a wide spectrum of critical viewpoints by newly emerging scholars as well as distinguished authors in the field to show how gender became a prism through which the political tensions of antebellum America were filtered and focused. Through the course of the book, many fascinating subjects are explored, from new "manly" responsibilities both black and white men had thrust upon them as soldiers, to women's roles in the guerrilla fighting, to the wartime dialogue on interracial sex. In addition, an incisive introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James McPherson helps place these various subjects within an overall historical context. Divided House sheds new light on the entire Civil War experience, demonstrating how themes of gender, class, race, and sexuality interacted to forge the beginnings of a new society.
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