Keywords:
Immigrants Social conditions 19th century
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Minorities Social conditions 19th century
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Minorities-United States-Social conditions-19th century
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Immigrants-United States-Social conditions-19th century
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United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-Participation, Immigrant
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United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-Participation, German American
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United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-Participation, Irish American
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United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-Participation, Jewish
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United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-Participation, Indian
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United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-Participation, African American
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United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-Social aspects
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United States-Social conditions-19th century
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Minorities - United States - Social conditions - 19th century
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Electronic books
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United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
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Participation, Jewish
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United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
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Participation, Indian
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United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
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Participation, African American
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United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
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Social aspects
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United States Social conditions 19th century
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United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
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Participation, German American
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United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
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Participation, Immigrant
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United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
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Participation, Irish American
Description / Table of Contents:
At its core, the Civil War was a conflict over the meaning of citizenship. Most famously, it became a struggle over whether or not to grant rights to a group that stood outside the pale of civil-society: African Americans. But other groups--namely Jews, Germans, the Irish, and Native Americans--also became part of this struggle to exercise rights stripped from them by legislation, court rulings, and the prejudices that defined the age. Grounded in extensive research by experts in their respective fields, Civil War Citizens is the first volume to collectively analyze the wartime experiences of
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
Online-Ressource (vii, 240 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780814785690
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9780814785706
URL:
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/alltitles/docDetail.action?docID=10425206
URL:
http://gbv.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=865998
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=865998
DDC:
973.7/1
Language:
English
Note:
Includes index
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Contents; Introduction; 1 Yankee Dutchmen: Germans, the Union, and the Construction of Wartime Identity; 2 "With More Freedom and Independence Than the Yankees": The Germans of Richmond, Charleston, and New Orleans during the American Civil War; 3 "Ye Sons of Green Erin Assemble": Northern Irish American Catholics and the Union War Effort, 1861-1865; 4 Irish Rebels, Southern Rebels: The Irish Confederates; 5 The Jewish Confederates; 6 Native Americans in the Civil War: Three Experiences; 7 The African American Struggle for Citizenship Rights in the Northern United States during the Civil War
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About the ContributorsIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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