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2009.
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| Summary/Abstract |
The historian's interpretation of the causes of war has direct consequences for the way it is remembered and popularly understood. The approaching 150th anniversary of the American Civil War offers an appropriate opportunity to review the historiographical debate over its causes, and review again the role of morality in this definitive conflict. Brian Holden Reid explores the influence of the slavery question in the lead-up to war, and assesses myth-making in its commemoration.
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