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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
State terrorism and neoliberalism State terrorism and neoliberalism Ruth Blakeley xi, 206 p. ; 24 cm OL13683636W
A nation under our feet A nation under our feet Steven Hahn This is the epic story of how African-Americans, in the six decades following slavery, transformed themselves into a political people-an embryonic black nation. As Steven Hahn demonstrates, rural Afr… OL15838669W
Redemption Redemption Nicholas Lemann A century after Appomattox, the civil rights movement won full citizenship for black Americans in the South. It should not have been necessary: by 1870 those rights were set in the Constitution. Jour… OL15839444W
The failure of popular sovereignty The failure of popular sovereignty Christopher Childers xii, 334 p. : 24 cm OL16681624W
Stealth reconstruction Stealth reconstruction Glen Browder 351 p. ; 23 cm OL18614860W
American theocracy American theocracy Kevin P. Phillips Former Republican strategist Phillips takes an uncompromising view of the political coalition, led by radical religion, that is driving America to the brink of disaster. From Ancient Rome to the Brit… OL1998299W
The ordeal of the reunion The ordeal of the reunion Mark W. Summers "For a generation, scholarship on the Reconstruction era has rightly focused on the struggles of the recently enslaved for a meaningful freedom and defined its success or failure largely in those ter… OL19996788W
After Appomattox After Appomattox Gregory P. Downs "The Civil War did not end at Appomattox Court House. Nor did it end at the surrenders that followed in North Carolina, Texas, and Indian Country. The Civil War dragged on for at least five years aft… OL20005167W
1858 1858 Bruce Chadwick "Highly recommended–a gripping narrative of the critical year of 1858 and the nation's slide toward disunion and war. Chadwick is especially adept at retelling the intense emotions of this critical t… OL2006709W
Interest group politics in the southern states Interest group politics in the southern states Ronald J. Hrebenar,Clive S. Thomas This is the first volume comprehensively to explore the dynamics of political interest groups in the twelve southern states - the types of group, lobbyists and lobbying tactics, state regulation of l… OL20629471W
Southern politics and the second reconstruction Southern politics and the second reconstruction Numan V. Bartley A history of political developments and trends in the South since World War II, focussing on electoral response to candidates and issues and the tumultuous emergence of two-party politics. OL2924814W
Apostles of disunion Apostles of disunion Charles B. Dew "In late 1860 and early 1861, state-appointed commissioners traveled the length and breadth of the slave South carrying a fervent message in pursuit of a clear goal: to persuade the political leaders… OL3907670W
Edith D. Pope and her Nashville friends Edith D. Pope and her Nashville friends Simpson, John A. "Founded in 1893, the Confederate Veteran was a monthly magazine devoted to the wartime reminiscences of Confederate soldiers. In 1913 founding editor Sumner A. Cunningham died, and his longtime secr… OL3912491W
The rise of Southern Republicans The rise of Southern Republicans Earl Black "The transformation of southern politics over the past fifty years has been one of the most significant developments in American political life. The emergence of formidable Republican strength in the… OL4102051W
Capitol men Capitol men Philip Dray Pulitzer Prize finalist Philip Dray shines a light on a little known group of men: the nation's first black members of Congress. These men played a critical role in pushing for much-needed reforms in… OL5731368W
Democracy Heading South Democracy Heading South Augustus B. Cochran "In this book, Cochran links regional to national politics to show how our political institutions have come to resemble those of the old Solid South. The regional politics of that earlier era, he rem… OL8330537W