Performing Disunion

This book traces how and why the secession of the South during the American Civil War was accomplished at ground level through the actions of ordinary men. Adopting a micro-historical approach, Lawrence T. McDonnell works to connect small events in new ways - he places one company of the secessionist Minutemen in historical context, exploring the political and cultural dynamics of their choices. Every chapter presents little-known characters whose lives and decisions were crucial to the history of Southern disunion. McDonnell asks readers to consider the past with fresh eyes, analyzing the structure and dynamics of social networks and social movements. He presents the dissolution of the Union through new events, actors, issues, and ideas, illuminating the social contradictions that cast the South's most conservative city as the radical heart of Dixie.

Author: Lawrence T. McDonnell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 06/21/2018
Pages: 568
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.97lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.03w x 1.44d
ISBN: 9781316636213

About the Author
McDonnell, Lawrence T.: - Lawrence T. McDonnell is an Assistant Professor in the History Department at Iowa State University.