{"product_id":"kuklux-the-birth-of-the-klan-during-reconstruction-9781469652139","title":"KuKlux  The Birth of the Klan during","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first comprehensive examination of the nineteenth-century Ku Klux Klan since the 1970s, \u003cem\u003eKu-Klux\u003c\/em\u003e pinpoints the group's rise with startling acuity. Shedding new light on the ideas that motivated the Klan, Parsons book offers the definitive account of the rise of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplodes many commonly held conceptions about the first Klan through meticulous research of thousands of sources.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eAgricultural History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Provides an interesting and insightful view of how the Klan phenomenon was portrayed in different venues and by different kinds of actors.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"A superb, important new interpretation of the history of the first Ku Klux Klan. . . . Highly recommended for those interested in the history of the South, Reconstruction, and American racial violence.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eNorth Carolina Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"As much a cultural history as it is an institutional history, a refreshing departure from a vast literature that has long cataloged the political, social, and economic implications of Reconstruction violence.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Extraordinarily well-researched. . . .interesting and illuminating.\"\" - \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"A happy marriage of the tools of social history and the insights of cultural history.\"\" -  \u003ci\u003eArkansas Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Essential reading for scholars focusing on the Civil War, Reconstruction, or racist violence in America.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eH-Net Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"A provocative reevaluation of the Ku Klux Klan that is essential reading for anyone studying the Reconstruction South.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50041308021079,"sku":"9781469652139","price":29.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781469652139.jpg?v=1740181940","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/kuklux-the-birth-of-the-klan-during-reconstruction-9781469652139","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}