Disability, the Body, and Radical Intellectuals in the Literature of the Civil War and Reconstruction

Disability, the Body, and Radical Intellectuals in the Literature of the Civil War and Reconstruction
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 267
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ISBN-10 : 9781009442695
ISBN-13 : 1009442694
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Book Synopsis Disability, the Body, and Radical Intellectuals in the Literature of the Civil War and Reconstruction by : Sarah E. Chinn

Download or read book Disability, the Body, and Radical Intellectuals in the Literature of the Civil War and Reconstruction written by Sarah E. Chinn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-06-30 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a study of the ways that white radicals deployed the physical and literary image of amputation during the Civil War and Reconstruction to argue for full Black citizenship and against a national reconciliation that reimposed white supremacy. It gives readers a new way to think about the Civil War and Reconstruction.

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