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The Democratic Collapse : How Gender Politics Broke a Party and a Nation, 1856-1861.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haumesser, Lauren N.
- Series:
- Civil War America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democratic Party (U.S.).
- Democratic Party (U.S.)--History--19th century.
- War--Causes.
- Slavery--Political aspects.
- Racism.
- Politics and government.
- Feminism.
- Racism--United States--History--19th century.
- Feminism--United States--History--19th century.
- Slavery--Political aspects--United States--19th century.
- Slavery.
- Male domination (Social structure)--Political aspects--United States--19th century.
- Male domination (Social structure).
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1849-1861.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (230 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- "This fresh examination of antebellum politics comprehensively examines the ways that gender issues and gendered discourse exacerbated fissures within the Democratic Party in the critical years between 1856 and 1861. Lauren Haumesser here traces how northern and southern Democrats and their partisan media organs used gender to make powerful arguments about slavery as the sectional crisis grew, from the emergence of the Republican Party to secession. Gendered charges and countercharges turned slavery into an intractable cultural debate, raising the stakes of every dispute and making compromise ever more elusive"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Free Women, Free Land, Free Love, and Frémont: The 1856 Campaign
- Chapter 2. Domestic Institutions?: Utah, Kansas, and the Democratic Party
- Chapter 3. Butchery for Our Mothers: Nationalism, Separatism, and Gender in the Wake of John Brown's Raid
- Chapter 4. A Social and Moral Contest: The Democratic Split and the 1860 Campaign
- Chapter 5. For the Safety of Their Firesides: Gendering Compromise and Secession
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-908554-4-2
- 979-88-908554-5-9
- 1-4696-7145-X
- OCLC:
- 1347023076
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