Revolutions and Reconstructions by Van Gosse

Revolutions and Reconstructions by Van Gosse

Revolutions and Reconstructions gathers historians of the early republic, the Civil War era, and African American and political history to consider not whether African Americans participated in the politics of the long nineteenth century but how, when, and with what lasting effects.

Gosse and Waldstreicher have assembled a well-organized and carefully edited collectionThe editors and the authors have thoughtfully merged the unique historical research and analysis of each author with the volume's larger arguments about nineteenth-century Black people's political engagement. Their collection is only a preview of a developing body of work that will surely transform scholarly understandings of the evolution of US politics. (Early American Literature) [This] rich collection of essays brings together scholars of the Early Republic, the Civil War era, and African American life to reconceptualize Black political activism in the period between the Revolutionary and Reconstruction eras. Arguing that revolution, emancipation, and Reconstruction were interrelated processes, the editors open up a new vista through which historians will analyze these historical periods and Black political resistance. (The Journal of the Civil War Era) Revolutions and Reconstructions brilliantly reimagines the black political landscape before 1900. Each chapter is based on cutting edge work and the whole volume convincingly shows how African American political actors, whether at the local or national level, played pivotal roles on a number of civic and institutional fronts. It's an essential volume. (Richard Newman, Rochester Institute of Technology) This timely volume highlights the agency of African Americans by demonstrating that their efforts were ongoing, multifaceted, and driving American politics. The image of a nation going through a postwar reconstruction that was similar across regions has long been in need of correction, and this book is a significant contribution to that effort. (Beverly Tomek, University of Houston-Victoria)

Van Gosse is Professor of History at Franklin and Marshall College. David Waldstreicher is Distinguished Professor of History at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.

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ISBN 13	9780812252323
ISBN 10	0812252322
Title	Revolutions and Reconstructions
Author	Van Gosse
Series	Early American Studies
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	University of Pennsylvania Press
Year published	2020-08-28
Number of pages	384
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