Preserving the white man's republic : Jacksonian democracy, race, and the transformation of American conservatism /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lynn, Joshua A., 1985- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2019.
Series:	Nation divided.
Subjects:	Democratic Party (U.S.) > History > 19th century. United States > Politics and government > 1845-1861. United States > Race relations > History > 19th century. Conservatism > United States > History > 19th century. Populism > United States > History > 19th century. States' rights (American politics) > History > 19th century. White supremacy movements > United States > History > 19th century. Democratic Party (U.S.) Conservatism. Politics and government. Populism. Race relations. States' rights (American politics) White supremacy movements. United States. 1800-1899 History.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : conserving the happy republic
The northern men and their national principle : Jacksonian ideology, popular sovereignty, and white men's democracy, 1847-1854
Conservatism and fanaticism : the political ideology of the democracy before the Civil War
Resisting realignment : Democrats respond to partisan and racial disorder, 1854-1855
Welcoming realignment : Democrats, old Whigs, and the conservative diaspora
Doughface triumphant : James Buchanan's manly conservatism and the election of 1856
The other Douglas debates : Democrats debate white supremacy and popular sovereignty
Conclusion : American democracy, American conservatism.