Explores the Reconstruction period after the Civil War to ask narratological, historiographical, and theoretical questions about how slave emancipation has (and has not) been theorized as revolution.
Examines the development of nationalism and its frequent manifestation, secession, by comparing the American experience with that of several other nations,... Læs mere
Confirms the centrality of Catholic thought, imagery, and sacrament to the spiritual and ethical outlook of the work of Cormac McCarthy and, more specifically, its consistent assessment of Enlightenment values and their often-catastrophic realization in American history.
An insightful social and military history of Civil War-era Louisiana. The book reveals the Civil War, state-building efforts, and democracy itself as... Læs mere