The archaeology of military prisons from the American Civil War: globalization, resistance and masculinity
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DOI: 10.1080/00438243.2020.1739553
Abstract: ABSTRACT Archaeologies of internment present unique challenges and benefits. Myriad aspects of human behaviour that stretch over temporal scales of generations and centuries at other archaeological sites are visible in ephemeral traces of short-term occupation… read more here.
Keywords: american civil; archaeology; civil war; military prisons ... See more keywords
“Our War-Songs” (1864): Popular Song and Music Criticism during the American Civil War
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DOI: 10.1080/03007766.2017.1359468
Abstract: Abstract Popular music journalism during the American Civil War faced two primary challenges: how to talk about war songs objectively in the midst of war, and how to overcome an elitist attitude that focused on… read more here.
Keywords: american civil; songs 1864; civil war; war songs ... See more keywords
Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the American Civil War
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DOI: 10.1080/14664658.2020.1840744
Abstract: The American Civil War began with a surrender of a federal installation at Fort Sumter in South Carolina in April 1861. Four years later, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virg... read more here.
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Allegiance, Ability, and Achievement in the American Civil War: Commander Traits and Battlefield Military Effectiveness
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DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqz087
Abstract: How do the characteristics of military leaders relate to battlefield outcomes? To answer this question, we employ original battle-level data and biographical information on hundreds of commanders in more than 250 battles in the American… read more here.
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Pioneer of Mexican-American Civil Rights: Alonso S. Perales by Cynthia E. Orozco (review)
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DOI: 10.1353/soh.2023.0089
Abstract: The Journal of Southern History, Volume LXXXIX, No. 2, May 2023 “racism and discrimination” prevented nonwhite people from accessing poor farms (p. 4). Even so, Birk brings in their experiences when the sources permit. She… read more here.
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Astride Two Worlds: Technology and the American Civil War ed. by Barton C. Hacker (review)
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DOI: 10.1353/tech.2017.0120
Abstract: 1081 broader fields of knowledge come to bear on specific buildings and environments. Particularly strong is the discussion of Foucault’s concept of biopower in relation to the barracks, which was described as a “biopolitical and… read more here.
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