Confederate Visions: Nationalism, Symbolism, and the Imagined South in the Civil War

by Ian Binnington

Book Overview

Nationalism in nineteenth-century America operated through a collection of symbols, signifiers citizens could invest with meaning and understanding. In Confederate Visions, Ian Binnington examines the roots of Confederate nationalism by analyzing some of its most important symbols: Confederate constitutions, treasury notes, wartime literature, and the role of the military in symbolizing the Confederate nation.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081395150X
• ISBN13: 9780813951508
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"