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During his first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln expressed hope
that the "better angels of our nature" would prevail as war loomed.
He was wrong. The better angels did not, but for many Americans,
the evil ones did. War Is All Hell peers into the world of devils,
demons, Satan, and hell during the era of the American Civil War.
It charts how African Americans and abolitionists compared slavery
to hell, how Unionists rendered Confederate secession illegal by
linking it to Satan, and how many Civil War soldiers came to
understand themselves as living in hellish circumstances. War Is
All Hell also examines how many Americans used evil to advance
their own agendas. Sometimes literally, oftentimes figuratively,
the agents of hell and hell itself became central means for many
Americans to understand themselves and those around them, to
legitimate their viewpoints and actions, and to challenge those of
others. Many who opposed emancipation did so by casting Abraham
Lincoln as the devil incarnate. Those who wished to pursue harsher
war measures encouraged their soldiers to "fight like devils." And
finally, after the war, when white men desired to stop genuine
justice, they terrorized African Americans by dressing up as
demons. A combination of religious, political, cultural, and
military history, War Is All Hell illuminates why, after the war,
one of its leading generals described it as "all hell."
This book covers topics from Cherokee chiefs to womanless weddings.
The follow-up to the critically acclaimed collection ""Southern
Manhood: Perspectives on Masculinity in the Old South"" (Georgia,
2004), ""Southern Masculinity"" explores the contours of southern
male identity from Reconstruction to the present. Twelve case
studies document the changing definitions of southern masculine
identity as understood in conjunction with identities based on
race, gender, age, sexuality, and geography.After the Civil War,
southern men crafted notions of manhood in opposition to northern
ideals of masculinity and as counterpoint to southern womanhood. At
the same time, manliness in the South - as understood by
individuals and within communities - retained and transformed
antebellum conceptions of honor and mastery. This collection
examines masculinity with respect to Reconstruction, the New South,
racism, southern womanhood, the Sunbelt, gay rights, and the rise
of the Christian Right. Familiar figures such as Arthur Ashe are
investigated from fresh angles, while other essays plumb new areas
such as the womanless wedding and Cherokee masculinity.
This book covers topics from Cherokee chiefs to womanless weddings.
The follow-up to the critically acclaimed collection ""Southern
Manhood: Perspectives on Masculinity in the Old South"" (Georgia,
2004), ""Southern Masculinity"" explores the contours of southern
male identity from Reconstruction to the present. Twelve case
studies document the changing definitions of southern masculine
identity as understood in conjunction with identities based on
race, gender, age, sexuality, and geography.After the Civil War,
southern men crafted notions of manhood in opposition to northern
ideals of masculinity and as counterpoint to southern womanhood. At
the same time, manliness in the South - as understood by
individuals and within communities - retained and transformed
antebellum conceptions of honor and mastery. This collection
examines masculinity with respect to Reconstruction, the New South,
racism, southern womanhood, the Sunbelt, gay rights, and the rise
of the Christian Right. Familiar figures such as Arthur Ashe are
investigated from fresh angles, while other essays plumb new areas
such as the womanless wedding and Cherokee masculinity.
During Reconstruction, former abolitionists in the North had a
golden opportunity to pursue true racial justice and permanent
reform in America. But after the sacrifice made by thousands of
Union soldiers to arrive at this juncture, the moment soon slipped
away, leaving many whites throughout the North and South more
racist than before. Edward J. Blum takes a fresh look at the
reasons for this failure in Reforging the White Republic, focusing
on the vital role that religion played in reunifying northern and
southern whites into a racially segregated society. A blend of
history and social science, Reforging the White Republic offers a
surprising perspective on the forces of religion as well as
nationalism and imperialism at a critical point in American
history.
This title presents new evaluations on the significance of Du Bois.
""The Souls of W. E. B. Du Bois"" is a collection of articles that
treat Du Bois on the subject of religion by reintroducing his life
and work to an audience that may be familiar with his work
generally but may never have seen analyses of his study of
religion. Because the project includes articles that examine both
Du Bois' personal religious life along with his examination of
religion, the editors seek to add not only to our knowledge of Du
Bois' scholarly contributions but also hope to shed light on his
personal life and religiosity. Also, in treating the biography and
career of a thinker whose work covers much of the twentieth
century, the editors intend this work to address larger issues
related to religion in the United States over the course of the
century. Just as Du Bois' foresight predicted a century marred by
racial violence, so his varied explorations into the role of
religion in the modern world anticipated the rise of contemporary
tensions borne of the global circulation of corporate capital and
commerce, of religious fundamentalism and evangelical theology.
Indeed, Du Bois identified the critical paradox and presumed
contradiction between America's religious legacy built on morality,
justice, and equality with the country's impending devotion to
progress, modernity, and money. Throughout his life and writing, Du
Bois explored the special tensions that erupted in a nation bowing
before two gods. Unfortunately, scholarly treatment of both Du
Bois' critical writings on religion as well as his own personal
religious development has been relatively lacking. The soulful side
of the man whose most-famous work was about the souls of black
folk, in short, has been largely neglected.
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