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Author:

Sheehan-Dean, Aaron Charles, author.

Title:

The calculus of violence : how Americans fought the Civil War / Aaron Sheehan-Dean.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

465 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

American Civil War (1861-1865)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--Historiography.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Historiography.
Violence--United States--History--19th century.
1800-1899

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-446) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : The puzzle of the Civil War -- Who can make war? -- The rising of the people -- Soldiers and citizens -- Kindling the fires of liberty -- Unnecessary violence -- Discipline, order, and justice -- Children of God -- The importance of states -- Conclusion : The double-edged sword.

Summary:

Discarding tidy abstractions about the conduct of war, Aaron Sheehan-Dean shows that the notoriously bloody US Civil War could have been much worse. Despite agonizing debates over Just War and careful differentiation among victims, Americans could not avoid living with the contradictions inherent in a conflict that was both violent and restrained.-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0674984226
9780674984226

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1020311613

LCCN:

2018001864

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)