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John Brown's body : slavery, violence & the culture of war

Examines how the culture of the Civil War led to an idealization of mass death. Discusses alternative ways to show war violence, including depicting the brutality against African Americans during that era. Explores ways to handle, study, and commemorate corpses
Print Book, English, ©2004
University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, ©2004