This book examines Mississippi's Civil War experience. It begins with an introductory overview of the socio-political climate of the state during the1850s and ends with a treatment of Mississippi's post-war environment and the rise of Lost Cause mythology. In between; the work covers the pivotal events; issues; and personalities of the period. Wynne emphasizes the experiences of Mississippians?male and female; black and white?as they struggled to deal with the crisis. The political events leading to seces-sion; Mississippians? initial enthusiasm for war; voices of dissent; the disbursement of troops in and out of the state; the home front; freedom for the slave community; waning enthusiasm (both in the military and on the home front) as the war dragged on; defeat; and the ultimate struggle to turn defeat into a moral victory through Lost Cause mythology are also discussed. This book makes significant contributions to Civil War literature.
#2137030 in Books 2004-11-30Original language:English 9.75 x 6.75 x .75l; 1.20 #File Name: 0878501487227 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful collectionBy S. Craig PaschangThis volume contains two versions of the so-called "Constitution of Medina;" also known as the Medina Charter; as collected by Ibn Ishaq (an early historian of Muhammad) and Abu Abayd (whose "Book of Revenue" contains one of two accepted versions of the document; the other belonging to Fatḥ al-Din Ibn Sayyid al-NÄs; an Egyptian historian). Each version is presented in Arabic with notes on margin inscriptions and variations; and the version by Ibn Ishaq contains an English translation.The greater part of this book contains extensive historical notes on each "clause" of the document; as well as alternative English translations from multiple sources and insights on each clause from multiple historians.This is wonderful resource for anyone working with the Constitution of Medina (I relied heavily on it while writing my term paper for a class on shariah and international law).0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Must HaveBy Mustafa Tair MuminI would consider this a must have for anyone serious about learning about what the original Muslims thought about themselves and how they would interact would others.
