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Offers a rich discussion between four leading scholars who have studied the history of Confederate memory and memorialization. Through this dialogue, we see how historians explore contentious topics and provide historical context for students and the broader public.
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ISBN/GTIN978-0-8203-5555-9
Product TypeBook
BindingHardcover
FormatSewn
Publishing date01/04/2019
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 229 mm, Height 211 mm, Thickness 15 mm
Weight227 g
Article no.17922723
CatalogsLibri
Data source no.A34970066
Product groupBU942
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Catherine Clinton (Author)
CATHERINE CLINTON is the Denman Professor of American History at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She has served as president of the Southern Historical Association, is an elected member of the Society of American Historians, and a recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship. She is the author and editor of more than two dozen volumes, including Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom; Mrs. Lincoln: A Life; Stepdaughters of History; and Civil War Stories (Georgia).
W. Fitzhugh Brundage (Author)
W. FITZHUGH BRUNDAGE is the William B. Umstead Distinguished Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His books include Beyond Blackface: African Americans and the Creation of American Popular Culture, 1890-1930 and The Southern Past: A Clash of Race and Memory.
Karen L. Cox (Author)
KAREN L. COX is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Her books include Dixie's Daughters: The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Preservation of Confederate Culture; Goat Castle: A True Story of Murder, Race, and the Gothic South; and Dreaming of Dixie: How the South Was Created in American Popular Culture.
Gary W. Gallagher (Author)
GARY W. GALLAGHER is the John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War emeritus at the University of Virginia. He has written or edited numerous books on the Civil War, including Becoming Confederates: Paths to a New National Loyalty and Lens of War: Exploring Iconic Photographs of the Civil War, coedited with J. Matthew Gallman (both Georgia).
Nell Irvin Painter (Author)
NELL IRVIN PAINTER is the Edwards Professor of American History Emerita at Princeton University. Her most recent books are The History of White People and Standing at Armageddon: A Grassroots History of the Progressive Era.

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