{"product_id":"born-in-blood-violence-and-the-making-of-america-hardback-9781316511886","title":"Born in Blood; Violence and the Making of America (Hardback) 9781316511886","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBorn in Blood\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eViolence and the Making of America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReveals how a political culture of violence centered on racial hierarchy has shaped the United States from its earliest days.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eScott Gac (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316511886, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 January 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e330 pages\u003cbr\u003e24 x 16 x 2.7 cm, 0.76 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Violent armed struggle is so ubiquitous in American history, however, that it would seem difficult to pin down as a coherent phenomenon. Where and when should the historian begin, for starters? … Gac chooses the Boston Massacre as his embarkation point … Upon this infamous episode Gac builds an analysis of a broad, longstanding phenomenon…' Jason Shaffer, Society for US Intellectual History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBorn in Blood investigates one of history's most violent undertakings: The United States of America. People the world over consider violence in the United States as measurably different than that which troubles the rest of the globe, citing reasons including gun culture, the American West, Hollywood, the death penalty, economic inequality, rampant individualism, and more. This compelling examination of American violence explains a political culture of violence from the American Revolution to the Gilded Age, illustrating how physical force, often centered on racial hierarchy, sustained the central tenets of American liberal government. It offers an important story of nationhood, told through the experiences and choices of civilians, Indians, politicians, soldiers, and the enslaved, providing historical context for understanding how violence has shaped the United States from its inception.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction. A system of violence: liberal society in the United States\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Early Manifestations: 1. A revolution restrained\u003cbr\u003e 2. Life in the army of the continent\u003cbr\u003e 3. The code of American violence\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Evolutions: 4. The 1850s: a people's government and the politics of belligerence\u003cbr\u003e 5. The United States greets John Brown\u003cbr\u003e 6. 1860: the undisputed election that sparked dispute\u003cbr\u003e 7. Emancipation's fury\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Modern Traditions: 8. To 1877: American capitalism and the geography of violence\u003cbr\u003e 9. Layering law and resistance in the Great Strikes\u003cbr\u003e 10. Words and ropes: the postwar battles over racial order\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52474992492824,"sku":"9781316511886","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781316511886i.jpg?v=1785802700","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/born-in-blood-violence-and-the-making-of-america-hardback-9781316511886","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}