Civil War Canon: Sites of Confederate Memory in South Carolina by Brown, Thomas J - 2015

University of North Carolina Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

The University of North Carolina Press, 2015-02-17. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina. Fine/Fine. 2015. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 362pp .

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Hardback. New. In this expansive history of South Carolina's commemoration of the Civil War era, Thomas Brown uses the lens of place to examine the ways that landmarks of Confederate memory have helped white southerners negotiate their shifting political, social, and economic positions. By looking at prominent sites such as Fort Sumter, Charleston's Magnolia Cemetery, and the South Carolina statehouse, Brown reveals a dynamic pattern of contestation and change. He highlights transformations of gender norms and establishes a fresh perspective on race in Civil War remembrance by emphasizing the fluidity of racial identity within the politics of white supremacy. Despite the conservative ideology that connects these sites, Brown argues that the Confederate canon of memory has adapted to address varied challenges of modernity from the war's end to the present, when enthusiasts turn to fantasy to renew a faded myth while children of the civil rights era look for a usable Confederate past. In… Read More

Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2015. Hardcover. New. 368 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.25 inches.