THE RHETORIC OF DESTRUCTION: RACIAL IDENTITY AND NONCOMBATANT IMMUNITY IN THE CIVIL WAR ERA

THE RHETORIC OF DESTRUCTION: RACIAL IDENTITY AND NONCOMBATANT IMMUNITY IN THE CIVIL WAR ERA

This study explores how Americans chose to conduct war in the mid-nineteenth century and the relationship between race and the onset of “total war” policies. It is my argument that enlisted soldiers in the Civil War era selectively waged total war using race and cultural standards as determining fac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bartek, James M.
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2010
Subjects:
Civil War
Total War
Noncombatants
Race
Dehumanization
Military History
United States History
Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/110
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1116&context=gradschool_diss

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http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/110
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1116&context=gradschool_diss

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