Confederate Visions Nationalism, Symbolism, and the Imagined South in the Civil War |
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| Author:
| Binnington, Ian |
| Series title: | A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-3500-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.50 |
Book Description:
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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 analysing some of its most important symbols: Confederate constitutions, treasury notes, wartime literature, and the role of the military in symbolising the Confederate nation.
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 analysing some of its most important symbols: Confederate constitutions, treasury notes, wartime literature, and the role of the military in symbolising the Confederate nation.