English Public Opinion and the American Civil War (Uitgawe and Revised)

Name: English Public Opinion and the American Civil War (Uitgawe and Revised)
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By Campbell, Duncan Andrew

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At the end of the American Civil War, both North and South condemned Britain for allegedly sympathising with the other side. Yet after the conflict, a traditional interpretation of the subject arose which divided English sentiment between progressivism siding with the Union and conservatism supporting the Confederacy. Despite historians subsequently questioning whether English opinion can be so easily divided, challenging certain aspects and arguments of this version of events, the traditional interpretation has persevered and remains the dominant view of the subject. This work posits that English public and political opinion was not, in fact, split between two such opposing camps - rather, that most in England were suspicious of both sides in the conflict, and even those who did take sides did not consist largely of any one particular social or political group.
Covering the period from 1861 to 1865, Campbell traces the development of English opinion on the American Civil War, looking particularly at reaction to issues of slavery, neutral rights, democracy, republicanism, American expansionism, trade and propaganda. In so doing he offers a new interpretation of English attitudes towards the American Civil War.
DUNCAN ANDREW CAMPBELL lectures at the Department of American Studies, University of Maryland Baltimore County.

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Number of Pages:: 276
Release Date:: 2003-08-01
Publication Date:: 2003-08-01
Publisher:: Royal Historical Society
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0861932633
ISBN13:: 9780861932634
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 581 g
Height:: 16.1 cm
Width:: 24 cm
Thickness:: 1.9 cm

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