After Lee and Grant met at Appomatox Court House in 1865 to sign the document ending the long and bloody Civil War; the South at last had to face defeat as the dream of a Confederate nation melted into the Lost Cause. Through an examination of memoirs; personal papers; and postwar Confederate rituals such as memorial day observances; monument unveilings; and veterans' reunions; Ghosts of the Confederacy probes into how white southerners adjusted to and interpreted their defeat and explores the cultural implications of a central event in American history. Foster argues that; contrary to southern folklore; southerners actually accepted their loss; rapidly embraced both reunion and a New South; and helped to foster sectional reconciliation and an emerging social order. He traces southerners' fascination with the Lost Cause--showing that it was rooted as much in social tensions resulting from rapid change as it was in the legacy of defeat--and demonstrates that the public celebration of the war helped to make the South a deferential and conservative society. Although the ghosts of the Confederacy still haunted the New South; Foster concludes that they did little to shape behavior in it--white southerners; in celebrating the war; ultimately trivialized its memory; reduced its cultural power; and failed to derive any special wisdom from defeat.
#793222 in Books Paul Johannes Tillich Robert C Kimball 1964-12-31Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 5.31 x .46 x 8.00l; .43 #File Name: 0195007115224 pagesTheology of Culture
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Tough; challenging; but worth the workBy BobMy old college Latin wasn't quite up to some of the work thrust upon it in the early chapters of this book. But stay with it; the Latin disperses like an early morning fog as you get deeper into the volume. I found it very useful. Tillich is father to much of post-modern Protestant theology; it appears.... and probably uncle to a chunk of our new-age thought as well.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Accessible TillichBy louis d rollmannA valuable; readable; diverse; and nicely edited selection from the essays of Paul Tillich; it might well be required early reading for anyone seeking "the real Christianity;" to borrow a phrase from Elaine Pagels; author of "Adam; Eve; and the Serpent." The editor has done a splendid job.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CustomerVery good.
