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The Calculus of Violence : How Americans Fought the Civil War
Title
The Calculus of Violence : How Americans Fought the Civil War / Aaron Sheehan-Dean.
ISBN
9780674916302
Publication
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2018]
Copyright Notice Date
©2018
Physical Description
1 online resource (430 p.)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
In English.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
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.
Variant and related titles
De Gruyter University Press eBook pilot project 2018.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 09, 2022
Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Introduction: The Puzzle of the Civil War
1. Who Can Make War?
2. The Rising of the People
3. Soldiers and Citizens
4. Kindling the Fires of Liberty
5. Unnecessary Violence
6. Discipline, Order, and Justice
7. Children of God
8. The Importance of States
Conclusion: The Double-Edged Sword
Notes
Acknowledgments
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