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Southern Masculinity - Perspectives on Manhood in the South Since Reconstruction (Hardcover): Craig Thompson Friend Southern Masculinity - Perspectives on Manhood in the South Since Reconstruction (Hardcover)
Craig Thompson Friend; Contributions by Mathew Mace Barbee, Steve Blankenship, Edward J Blum, Christopher Breu, …
R2,749 Discovery Miles 27 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

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.

War Is All Hell - The Nature of Evil and the Civil War (Hardcover): Edward J Blum, John H Matsui War Is All Hell - The Nature of Evil and the Civil War (Hardcover)
Edward J Blum, John H Matsui
R1,048 Discovery Miles 10 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

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."

W. E. B. Du Bois, American Prophet (Paperback): Edward J Blum W. E. B. Du Bois, American Prophet (Paperback)
Edward J Blum
R822 Discovery Miles 8 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Pioneering historian, sociologist, editor, novelist, poet, and organizer, W. E. B. Du Bois was one of the foremost African American intellectuals of the twentieth century. While Du Bois is remembered for his monumental contributions to scholarship and civil rights activism, the spiritual aspects of his work have been misunderstood, even negated. "W. E. B. Du Bois, American Prophet," the first religious biography of this leader, illuminates the spirituality that is essential to understanding his efforts and achievements in the political and intellectual world.Often labeled an atheist, Du Bois was in fact deeply and creatively involved with religion. Historian Edward J. Blum reveals how spirituality was central to Du Bois's approach to Marxism, pan-Africanism, and nuclear disarmament, his support for black churches, and his reckoning of the spiritual wage of white supremacy. His writings, teachings, and prayers served as articles of faith for fellow activists of his day, from student book club members to Langston Hughes.A blend of history, sociology, literary criticism, and religious reflection in the model of Du Bois's best work, "W. E. B. Du Bois, American Prophet" recasts the life of this great visionary and intellectual for a new generation of scholars and activists.Honorable Mention, 2007 Gustavus Myers Center Outstanding Book Awards

Saints, Slaves, and Blacks - The Changing Place of Black People Within Mormonism, 2nd Ed. (Paperback, 2nd ed.): Newell G... Saints, Slaves, and Blacks - The Changing Place of Black People Within Mormonism, 2nd Ed. (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Newell G Bringhurst; Foreword by Edward J Blum; Afterword by W. Paul Reeve
R782 Discovery Miles 7 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Reforging the White Republic - Race, Religion, and American Nationalism, 1865-1898 (Paperback, Updated ed.): Edward J Blum,... Reforging the White Republic - Race, Religion, and American Nationalism, 1865-1898 (Paperback, Updated ed.)
Edward J Blum, John Stauffer
R1,006 Discovery Miles 10 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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.

Southern Masculinity - Perspectives on Manhood in the South Since Reconstruction (Paperback): Craig Thompson Friend Southern Masculinity - Perspectives on Manhood in the South Since Reconstruction (Paperback)
Craig Thompson Friend; Contributions by Mathew Mace Barbee, Steve Blankenship, Edward J Blum, Christopher Breu, …
R979 Discovery Miles 9 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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.

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