The First Pariah State by Robert E. Bonner (Hardback Book)

Name: The First Pariah State by Robert E. Bonner (Hardback Book)
Brand: Princeton University Press

Princeton University Press

The often-forgotten global story of how the Confederacy lost its bid for sovereign nationhoodIn 1861, proslavery secessionists severed ties with the United States, launched the Confederacy, and readied their new government to join the international community as a sovereign nation. In The First Pariah State, Robert Bonner tells the story of how a transatlantic publicity campaign dashed Confederate hopes by ostracizing its rebellion as an immoral, global menace.\nThe international anti-Confederate campaign built on existing antislavery themes but moved far beyond them. Improvised indictments circulated secessionists\u2019 most incendiary words across the world. The Union and its foreign allies condemned the marauding Southern navy for disrupting high-seas commerce, violating civilized norms, and\n\nThe First Pariah State\nHow the Proslavery Confederacy Menaced the World\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked se;