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English Public Opinion and the American Civil War (Hardcover, Uitgawe and Revised ed.)
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English Public Opinion and the American Civil War (Hardcover, Uitgawe and Revised ed.)
Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series
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A study of the development of English opinion on the American Civil
War, paying special attention to the issues of slavery, neutral
rights, democracy, republicanism, trade and propaganda - a new
interpretation. At the end of the American Civil War, both North
and South condemned Britain for allegedly sympathising with the
other side. Yet after the conflict, a traditional interpretation of
the subject arose which divided English sentimentbetween
progressivism siding with the Union and conservatism supporting the
Confederacy. Despite historians subsequently questioning whether
English opinion can be so easily divided, challenging certain
aspects and arguments of this version of events, the traditional
interpretation has persevered and remains the dominant view of the
subject. This work posits that English public and political opinion
was not, in fact, split between two such opposing camps- rather,
that most in England were suspicious of both sides in the conflict,
and even those who did take sides did not consist largely of any
one particular social or political group. Covering the period from
1861 to 1865,Campbell traces the development of English opinion on
the American Civil War, looking particularly at reaction to issues
of slavery, neutral rights, democracy, republicanism, American
expansionism,trade and propaganda. In so doing he offers a new
interpretation of English attitudes towards the American Civil War.
DUNCAN ANDREW CAMPBELL lectures at the Department of American
Studies, University of Maryland Baltimore County.
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