Civil War time temporality & identity in America, 1861-1865 /
"In antebellum America, both North and South emerged as modernizing, capitalist societies. Work bells, clock towers, and personal timepieces increasingly instilled discipline on one's day, which already was ordered by religious custom and nature's rhythms. The Civil War changed that,...
| Основен автор: | Wells, Cheryl A., 1972- |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Athens :
University of Georgia Press,
℗♭2005.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=457469 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Civil War time. |
| Резюме: |
"In antebellum America, both North and South emerged as modernizing, capitalist societies. Work bells, clock towers, and personal timepieces increasingly instilled discipline on one's day, which already was ordered by religious custom and nature's rhythms. The Civil War changed that, argues Cheryl A. Wells, by overriding antebellum schedules and playing havoc with people's perception and use of time. For those closest to the fighting, the war's effect on time included disrupted patterns of sleep, extended hours of work, conflated hours of leisure, indefinite prison sentences, challenges to the gender order, and desecration of the Sabbath." "Wells calls this phenomenon "battle time." To create a modern war machine, military officers tried to graft the antebellum authority of the clock onto the actual and mental terrain of the Civil War. However, as Wells's analysis of the Manassas and Gettysburg battles shows, military engagements followed their own logic, often without regard for the discipline imposed by clocks. Wells also looks at how battle time's effects spilled over into periods of inaction, and she covers not only the experiences of soldiers but also those of nurses, prisoners of war, slaves, and civilians."--Jacket. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xii, 195 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-185) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780820343969 082034396X |