{"product_id":"reconstruction-updated-edition-americas-unfinished-revolution-1863-1877-revised","title":"Reconstruction Updated Edition: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 (Revised)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \"preeminent historian of Reconstruction\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period that shaped modern America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Foner's \"masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history\" (\u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e) redefined how the post-Civil War period was viewed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReconstruction\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the way in which Americans--black and white--responded to the unprecedented changes unleashed by the American Civil War and the end of slavery. This comprehensive book addresses the ways in which the emancipated slaves' quest for economic autonomy and equal citizenship shaped the political agenda of Reconstruction; the remodeling of Southern society and the place of planters, merchants, and small farmers within it; the evolution of racial attitudes and patterns of race relations; and the emergence of a national state possessing vastly expanded authority and committed, for a time, to the principle of equal rights for all Americans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \"smart book of enormous strengths\" (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e) remains the standard work on this wrenching period of American history--an era whose legacy still reverberates in the United States today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis definitive account of the Reconstruction era explores the pivotal questions and conflicts that redefined the nation: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Black Experience: \u003c\/b\u003e Delve into the ways emancipated slaves' quest for economic autonomy and equal citizenship actively shaped the political agenda of the post-war South.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Remodeled Southern Society: \u003c\/b\u003e Understand the complex remodeling of the South, including the changing roles of planters, merchants, and small farmers after the end of slavery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRace Relations and Attitudes: \u003c\/b\u003e Examine the evolution of racial attitudes and the new patterns of race relations that emerged from the conflict, changing the social fabric of the country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Rise of the National State: \u003c\/b\u003e Learn about the emergence of a national state possessing vastly expanded authority and its temporary commitment to the principle of equal rights for all Americans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDefinitive Historical Scholarship: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover why this \"masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history\" remains the standard, prize-winning work on the subject.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984258793703,"sku":"9780062354518","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_a0aba9d9-7a36-4bd4-82d1-7d6563b3bdb4.jpg?v=1776315117","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/reconstruction-updated-edition-americas-unfinished-revolution-1863-1877-revised","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}