Civil War Time: Temporality and Identity in America, 1861-1865

Author/Contributor(s):	Wells, Cheryl A
Publisher:	University of Georgia Press
Date:	06/01/2012
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Overriding antebellum schedules ordered by religious customs and nature's rhythms, the Civil War played havoc with people's perception and use of time. Wells calls this phenomenon "battle time" and considers its effects on the nation's progress toward a modernity marked by multiple, interpenetrating times.