Old England, New England, and the Civil War : How a Clash of Cultures Ignited a Global Campaign for Racial Equality and Civil Rights / Len Gougeon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gougeon, Len, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Intellectual life--19th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (447 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2025]

Summary:

The first study to document how the Civil War brought about a bitter cultural and political conflict between Great Britain and the United States, a conflict that ignited a global struggle for racial equality and human rights.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Works

Archives

Introduction

Chapter 1 1860: Slavery, Race, and the Seeds of Cultural Conflict

Chapter 2 1861: As Civil War Approaches, the Debate over Slavery Intensifies at Home and Abroad

Chapter 3 War Against Slavery at Home Brings Conflict Abroad

Chapter 4 The North Suffers a Humiliating Defeat: British Critics Gloat

Chapter 5 The Old World and the New Collide: The Trent Affair Brings the Threat of War

Chapter 6 1862: Talk of Emancipation Fuels British Fears of a Global Race War

Chapter 7 Union Victories Temper British Critics

Chapter 8 The North Suffers Military Reversals: British Consider Intervention

Chapter 9 Lincoln Proclaims Emancipation as Race Takes Center Stage

Chapter 10 Midterm Elections Focus on Race

Chapter 11 1863: As the Civil War Becomes a Second Revolution, Conflict with Great Britain Looms

Chapter 12 British Conservatives React with Alarm as Race and Class Become Central Issues

Chapter 13 New England Liberals Herald the Rise of the "African American": British Critics Scoff

Chapter 14 Union Victories and Colored Soldiers Change the Course and Complexion of the War

Chapter 15 Lincoln Affirms Commitment to Emancipation: Animosity Toward Great Britain Deepens

Chapter 16 Lincoln Speaks for Equality: The Anglo-American Divide Widens

Chapter 17 1864: The "Negro Question" Spurs Intense International Debate

Chapter 18 Republican Radicals Declare Slavery Must Go: British Call for "Regulated Coercion"

Chapter 19 Atlanta Falls and Lincoln Rises: British Criticism Intensifies

Chapter 20 1865: The Civil War Ends, but the Battle for Human Rights Continues

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-558-0213-9