Routes of war : the world of movement in the Confederate south / Yael A. Sternhell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sternhell, Yael A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Confederate States of America. Army.

Migration, Internal.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.

United States.

History.

Social aspects.

Migration, Internal--Confederate States of America.

Confederate States of America. Army--Mobilization.

Confederate States of America.

Physical Description:

260 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.

Summary:

The author points out in the prologue that "Marching, straggling, fleeing, and traversing deserve all the attention that wounding, killing, dying, and mourning have received from historians of war." This study makes use of the under-used lens of analyzing movements of people as a means of understanding wars. Sternhell (history and American studies, Tel Aviv U., Israel) illuminates the wartime South by focusing on when, where, how, and why movements of people took place, and the consequences. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Nation building on the road

Armies on the march and the languages of motion

Southerners on the run

Dissolution in motion: the end of the Confederacy

Conclusion: memory and movement.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674064423

0674064429

OCLC:

749115641