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Manifest manhood and the Antebellum American empire /
This book documents the potency of Manifest destiny in the antebellum era.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
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This book documents the potency of Manifest destiny in the antebellum era. "This book documents the potency of Manifest Destiny in the antebellum era and situates imperial lust in the context of social and economic transformations that were changing the meaning of manhood and womanhood in the United States. Easy victory over Mexico in 1848 led many American men to embrace both an aggressive vision of expansionism and an equally martial vision of manhood. Debates about the propriety of aggression abroad polarized the public at home, shaping antebellum presidential elections, foreign policies, gender relations, and, ultimately, the failure of sectional compromise before the Civil War."--First Page |
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| Physical Description: |
xv, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-305) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780521840965 0521840961 9780521600804 0521600804 |