Facing America : iconography and the Civil War / Shirley Samuels
- Author
- Samuels, Shirley
- Published
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 186 pages) : illustrations
Access Online
- Language Note
- English.
- Contents
- Facing West -- Miscegenated America -- The face of the nation -- Women at war -- Lincoln's body.
- Summary
- Exploring how the face and body of America were imagined both physically and metaphorically during the Civil War, this book shows how visual iconography affected changes in postbellum gendered and racialised identifications of the nation.
- Subject(s)
- 1800-1899
- Nationalism—United States—History—19th century
- Political culture—United States—History—19th century
- Sex role—Political aspects—United States—History—19th century
- Signs and symbols—Political aspects—United States—History—19th century
- Women in art
- Women in literature
- Masculinity in art
- Masculinity in literature
- Nationalisme—États-Unis—Histoire—19e siècle
- Rôle selon le sexe—Aspect politique—États-Unis—Histoire—19e siècle
- Signes et symboles—Aspect politique—États-Unis—Histoire—19e siècle
- Femmes dans l'art
- Femmes dans la littérature
- Masculinité dans l'art
- Masculinité dans la littérature
- HISTORY
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Nationalism
- Political culture
- Sex role—Political aspects
- United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Influence
- United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Pictorial works
- États-Unis—Histoire—1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)—Ouvrages illustrés
- United States
- American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9780195351699 (electronic bk.)
019535169X (electronic bk.)
9780195128970 (acid-free paper)
0195128974 (acid-free paper)
1280472200
9781280472206
0195184963
9780195184969
9786610472208
6610472203 - Digital File Characteristics
- data file
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-178) and index.
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