Into the American Civil War: Thoughts on the Character of the Nation-Building Event

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2010-12-02

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Ohio State University. Mershon Center for International Security Studies

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Brooks spoke about how to understand events in the public sphere when looking at the American Civil War in the early 1850's. Specifically, he examines texts from Harriet Beecher Stowe that were published as part of the anti-slavery cause.

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American Civil War, nation building, public sphere, Harriet Beecher Stowe

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http://hdl.handle.net/1811/49139

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2010-11 Mershon Center Speakers and Conferences