A Review Essay: Reconstruction Compared to What? [Book Review]
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Kousser, J. Morgan
Abstract
There are three elements to every complete historical interpretation: a descriptive comparison, a causal argument based on the description, and a justification of the comparison. For instance, historians of Reconstruction in the U.S. often ask how different the political, social, or economic systems were before 1860, between 1865 and the mid-1870s, and/or after 1877; or they compare the experiences of the freedmen in the U.S. to those of their counterparts in the Caribbean islands, Brazil, or Russia; or they contrast southern postbellum economic growth with that of other regions of the country or the world; or they counterpose some part of the American experience, such as Andrew Johnson's political ineptitude, to a hypothetical counterfactual situation.
Additional Information
© 1986 Taylor & Francis. Published online: 13 Jun 2008. Book Review of: When the War Was Over: The Failure of Self‐Reconstruction in the South, 1865–1867. Dan Carter. Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press. 1985. Book Review of: Crucible of Reconstruction: War, Radicalism, and Race in Louisiana, 1862–1877. Ted Tunnell. Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press. 1984Additional details
- Alternative title
- When the War Was Over: The Failure of Self-Reconstruction in the South, 1865-1867
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- Crucible of Reconstruction: War, Radicalism, and Race in Louisiana, 1862-1877.
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- 41864
- DOI
- 10.1080/01440398608574918
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20131010-100019528
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