"THE INDIGNATION OF FREEDOM-LOVING PEOPLE": THE CANING OF CHARLES SUMNER AND EMOTION IN ANTEBELLUM POLITICS
This essay illuminates the role of emotion in antebellum American politics and political culture through an analysis of the indignant northern response to the May 1856 caning of Charles Sumner. It begins by situating indignation in its antebellum cultural context, showing that popular beliefs about...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Social History. - Oxford University Press. - 44(2011), 3, Seite 689-705 |
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| Sprache: | English |
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2011
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of Social History |
| Schlagworte: | Political science Behavioral sciences History |
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