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The gentlemen and the roughs : manhood, honor, and violence in the Union Army Lorien Foote
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E 491 .F66 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Foote, Lorien, 1969-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States.
- United States. Army--Military life--History--19th century.
- Soldiers--United States--Social conditions--19th century.
- Soldiers.
- Social classes--United States--History--19th century.
- Social classes.
- Social conflict--United States--History--19th century.
- Social conflict.
- Violence--United States--History--19th century.
- Violence.
- Honor--United States--History--19th century.
- Honor.
- Masculinity--United States--History--19th century.
- Masculinity.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- x, 237 p. ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, c2010.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The contested terms of manhood
- "A good moral regiment" : conduct unbecoming a gentleman
- "The model of the gentleman" : gentility and self-control
- "A regular old-fashioned free fight" : physical prowess and honor
- "If you will go with me outside the lines" : dueling and the degenerate affair of honor
- "The thick-fingered clowns" : social status and discipline
- "The shoulder-strap gentry" : officers, privates, and equal manhood
- Conclusion: The war for manhood
- Appendix: Note on method and sources.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780814727904 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0814727905 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780814727959 (ebook)
- 0814727956 (ebook)
- OCLC:
- 491917681
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