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Jews and the Civil War a reader
Title
Jews and the Civil War [electronic resource] : a reader / edited by Jonathan D. Sarna and Adam Mendelsohn.
ISBN
081474091X (cl : alk. paper)
9780814740910 (cl : alk. paper)
9781782682462 (online)
Published
New York [N.Y.] : New York University Press, c2010 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2013.)
Physical Description
1 online resource (39 entries) : 24 images, digital files.
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Description based on title page of print version.
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Summary
In Jews and the Civil War, essays from top scholars are grouped into seven sections: Jews and Slavery, Jews and Abolition, Rabbis and the March to War, Jewish Soldiers during the Civil War, The Home Front, Jews as a Class, and Aftermath?each with an introduction by the editors. It covers the impact of the war on Jews (both soldiers and civilians) in the North and the South and includes resources for further reading.
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Credo reference.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 19, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction : Before Korn : a Century of Jewish historical writing about the American Civil War / Adam Mendelsohn
Overview : The war between Jewish brothers in America / Eli N. Evans
Jews and slavery
Jews and abolition
Rabbis and the march to war
Jewish soldiers during the Civil War
The home front
Jews as a class
Aftermath.
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