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English Public Opinion and the American Civil War

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    9780861932634

  • ISBN10:

    0861932633

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-08-01
  • Publisher: Royal Historical Society

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Summary

At the end of the American Civil War, both North and South condemned Britain for allegedly sympathising with the other side. Yet after the conflict, a traditional interpretation of the subject arose which divided English sentiment between progressivism siding with the Union and conservatism supporting the Confederacy. Despite historians subsequently questioning whether English opinion can be so easily divided, challenging certain aspects and arguments of this version of events, the traditional interpretation has persevered and remains the dominant view of the subject. This work posits that English public and political opinion was not, in fact, split between two such opposing camps - rather, that most in England were suspicious of both sides in the conflict, and even those who did take sides did not consist largely of any one particular social or political group.Covering the period from 1861 to 1865, Campbell traces the development of English opinion on the American Civil War, looking particularly at reaction to issues of slavery, neutral rights, democracy, republicanism, American expansionism,trade and propaganda. In so doing he offers a new interpretation of English attitudes towards the American Civil War.DUNCAN ANDREW CAMPBELL lectures in the Department of American Studies, University of Wales Swansea.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii
Introduction 1(16)
Differences of opinion
17(44)
The Trent outrage
61(35)
Observations from experience
96(38)
The political debate
134(28)
The Confederacy's partisans
162(32)
Who supported the Union?
194(40)
Conclusion
234(19)
Appendix
1. MPs' proclivities during the Civil War
247(3)
2. Aristocratic proclivities during the Civil War
250(3)
Bibliography 253(8)
Index 261

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