Stonewall Jackson, Beresford Hope, and the Meaning of the American Civil War in Britain
In this comprehensive examination of British sympathy for the South during and after the American Civil War, Michael J. Turner explores the ideas and activities of A. J. Beresford Hopeone of the leaders of the pro-Confederate lobby in Britainto provide fresh insight into that seemingly curious allegiance. Hope and his associates cast famed Confederate general Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson as the embodiment of southern independence, courage, and honor, elevating him to the status of a hero in Britain. Historians have often noted that economic interest, political attitudes, and concern about Britains global reach and geostrategic position led many in the country to embrace the Confederate cause, but they have focused less on the social, cultural, and religious reasons enunciated by Hope and ostensibly represented by Jackson, factors Turner suggests also heightened British affinity for the South. During the war, Hope noticed a tendency among British people to view southerners as heroic warriors in their struggle against the North. He and his pro-southern followers shared and promoted this vision, framing Jackson as the personification of that noble mission and raising the generals profile in Britain so high that they collected enough funds to construct a memorial to him after his death in 1863. Unveiled twelve years later in Richmond, Virginia, the statue stands today as a remarkable artifact of one of the lesser-known strands of British pro-Confederate ideology.Stonewall Jackson, Beresford Hope, and the Meaning of the American Civil War in Britain serves as the first in-depth analysis of Hope as a leading pro-southern activist and of Jacksons reputation in Britain during and after the Civil War. It places the conflict in a transnational context that reveals the reasons British citizens formed bonds of solidarity with the southerners whom they perceived shared their social and cultural values.
yazar | Michael Turner |
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Boyutlar ve boyutlar | 15.24 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm |
Tarafından yayınlandı | 21 Ekim 2020 |
15.24 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm 14,8 x 0,7 x 21 cm 14,8 x 0,5 x 21 cm Insight Editions edition cumulus 28 Şubat 2018 Kolektif 21,6 x 0,2 x 27,9 cm J B SBoon Collectif 21,6 x 0,6 x 27,9 cm 21 Ekim 2020 Emily Grace 21 x 0,5 x 29,7 cm 22 Mayıs 2016 12 Eylül 2017 23 Temmuz 2017 25 Şubat 2018
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yazar | Michael Turner |
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isbn 13 | 978-0807171080 |
Yayımcı | LOUISIANA ST UNIV PR |
Boyutlar ve boyutlar | 15.24 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm |
Tarafından yayınlandı Stonewall Jackson, Beresford Hope, and the Meaning of the American Civil War in Britain | 21 Ekim 2020 |
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