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Civil war and agrarian unrest : the Confederate South and southern Italy

"Between 1861 and 1865, both the Confederate South and Southern Italy underwent dramatic processes of nation-building, with the creation of the Confederate States of America and the Kingdom of Italy, in the midst of civil wars. This is the first book that compares these parallel developments...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dal Lago, Enrico
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University, 2018.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: civil war, nation-building, and agrarian unrest in the Confederate South and Southern Italy: a comparative perspective
  • Part I. Inner Civil Wars and National Crises, 1860-1863: 1. Preemptive counterrevolutions: the rebellions of the elites ; 2. The difficult birth of two nations ; 3. Inner civil wars in East Tennessee and Northern Terra di Lavoro I, 1860-1861 ; 4. Inner civil wars in East Tennessee and Northern Terra di Lavoro II, 1861-1863
  • Part II. Civil Wars and Social Revolutions, 1862-1865: 5. Revolutions: the revolts of the lower strata ; 6. Civil wars and agrarian questions ; 7. Social revolutions in the lower Mississippi Valley and upper Basilicata I, 1862-1863 ; 8. Social revolutions in the lower Mississippi Valley and upper Basilicata II, 1863-1865
  • Conclusion.