{"product_id":"the-american-civil-war-adam-i-p-smith-9780333790533","title":"The American Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe American Civil War was by far the bloodiest conflict in American history. Arising out of a political crisis over the expansion of slavery, the war set the stage for the emergence of the modern American nation-state. This new interpretation of one of the most mythologized events in modern history combines narrative with analysis and an up-to-date assessment of the state of Civil War scholarship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe American Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e- Emphasizes the importance of Northern public opinion in shaping the meaning and outcome of the crisis\u003cbr\u003e- Argues that the war exposed deep social and political divisions within, as well as between, North and South\u003cbr\u003e- Explores the experiences of ordinary soldiers and civilians, and the political and cultural context in which they lived\u003cbr\u003e- Sets this distinctively American crisis over slavery and nationhood in the wider context of the nineteenth-century world \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConcise and authoritative, this is an indispensable introduction to a critical period in modern American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam I. P. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0333790537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780333790533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Globe Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.68h x 5.75w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 1224","brand":"Adam I. P. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946456383743,"sku":"9780333790533","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5265981c-f109-4f81-a742-7bb34ff67c9c.jpg?v=1681513259","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-american-civil-war-adam-i-p-smith-9780333790533","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}