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English Public Opinion and the American Civil War

English Public Opinion and the American Civil War

Hardcover

Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New, Book 33

Civil War Period (1850-1877)General Military HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 0861932633
ISBN13: 9780861932634
Publisher: Royal Historical Society
Published: Aug 21 2003
Pages: 274
Weight: 1.33
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.06 Depth: 9.70
Language: English
A study of the development of English opinion on the American Civil War, paying special attention to the issues of slavery, neutral rights, democracy, republicanism, trade and propaganda - a new interpretation.

At the end of the American Civil War, both North and South condemned Britain for allegedly sympathising with the other side. Yet after the conflict, a traditional interpretation of the subject arose which divided English sentimentbetween progressivism siding with the Union and conservatism supporting the Confederacy. Despite historians subsequently questioning whether English opinion can be so easily divided, challenging certain aspects and arguments of this version of events, the traditional interpretation has persevered and remains the dominant view of the subject. This work posits that English public and political opinion was not, in fact, split between two such opposing camps- rather, that most in England were suspicious of both sides in the conflict, and even those who did take sides did not consist largely of any one particular social or political group.

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Campbell, Duncan

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Civil War Period (1850-1877)