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No party now : politics in the Civil War North /

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Fiercely fought elections co-existed with a desire for patriotic unity in the Civil War North, creating a tension that was exploited by the dominant Republican party. This book explores the implications of this kind of politics for popular political participation, the construction of nationalism, an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Adam I. P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Political parties > United States.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
Civil War Period (1850-1877)
United States.
HISTORY.
Americas (North.
Political Parties.
Political Process.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Political parties
United States
1861-1865
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1 Concepts of Party and Nation before the Civil War; 2 The Patriotic Imperative; 3 The Emancipation Proclamation and the Party System; 4 The Union Leagues and the Emergence of Antiparty Nationalism; 5 The Army, Loyalty, and Dissent; 6 Slavery, Reconstruction, and the Union Party; 7 Emancipation and Antiparty Nationalism in the 1864 Election Campaign; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.