Nations, Markets, and War: Modern History and the American Civil War

by Nicholas Onuf and Peter S. Onuf

In this provocative interdisciplinary study, Nicholas and Peter Onuf argue that the American Civil War was the first great war between modern nations, emerging from the wreckage of a federal union that was supposed to secure perpetual peace.

Situating conceptions of nationhood and war in the broader context of modern history, the authors draw attention to overlooked aspects of liberal thought that stand in tension with the ahistorical individuals...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813925029
• ISBN13: 9780813925028
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"