Political culture and secession in Mississippi : masculinity, honor, and the antiparty tradition, 1830-1860 / Christopher J. Olsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olsen, Christopher J., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--Mississippi--History--19th century.

Political culture.

Political parties--Mississippi--History--19th century.

Political parties.

Secession--Mississippi.

Secession.

Mississippi--Politics and government--To 1865.

Mississippi.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Political Culture and Secession in Mississippi examines gender and antebellum politics, and argues that the demands of masculinity and honour within the state's antiparty political culture made secession possible.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 A SAVAGE PLACE: The Mississippi Frontier, Masculinity, and Political Culture in the 1830's; 2 EARLY AUTUMN: An Episode from Mississippi's Political Culture-The Secession Debate of 1849-1851; 3 MORTAL STAKES: The Politics of Antipartyism; 4 SMALL VICES: Voters, Elections, and the Myth of Party Dominance; 5 PLAYMATES: Voting and Governing in the Neighborhood; 6 CEREMONY: The Ritual Power of Politics; 7 CHANCE: Know-Nothings and the Political Culture; 8 VALEDICTION: The Political Culture of Secession; Appendix: Methodological Notes and Study Data; Notes; Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771538-9

0-19-028499-4

1-280-47275-8

0-19-535126-6

0-19-518047-X

1-60256-392-6

OCLC:

191038372