The Calculus of Violence

How Americans Fought the Civil War

Aaron Sheehan-Dean

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$29.95 • £26.95 • €27.95

ISBN 9780674984226

Publication Date: 11/05/2018

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480 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

15 photos

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Introduction: The Puzzle of the Civil War
1. Who Can Make War?
2. The Rising of the People
3. Soldiers and Citizens
4. Kindling the Fires of Liberty
5. Unnecessary Violence
6. Discipline, Order, and Justice
7. Children of God
8. The Importance of States
Conclusion: The Double-Edged Sword
Notes
Acknowledgments
Illustration Credits
Index

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2019 Tonous and Warda Johns Family Book Award, Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association

2018 Jefferson Davis Award, American Civil War Museum

2018 AHF Distinguished Writing Award in Institutional/Functional History, Army Historical Foundation, Inc.

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2019

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