The Arousal Of Passions: Mob Rhetoric As An Antebellum Political Device

Authors

Andrew Burstein

ISBN

700609571

Publisher

University Press of Kansas

Abstract

The Dominion of Voice is an intelligent study in the character of democratic politics before the Civil War, challenging the ideal that reasoned argument is the healthiest means to resolve political conflict. The underlying issue in the book is anti-slavery. Instead of viewing passion as an un....

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.2.1.25

Recommended Citation

Burstein, Andrew (2000) "The Arousal Of Passions: Mob Rhetoric As An Antebellum Political Device," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 2 : Iss. 1 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.2.1.25
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol2/iss1/25