1st Edition

An Analysis of Eric Foner's Reconstruction America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877

By Jason Xidias Copyright 2017
112 Pages
by Macat Library

112 Pages
by Macat Library

112 Pages
by Macat Library

‘Reconstruction’ is the name given to the period that, beginning shortly before the end of the American Civil War and running until 1877, saw the frustration of federal government's attempts to integrate the newly freed slaves into the American political and economic system. It ended in frustration, disillusionment and also violence, with individual southern states denying rights to freed slaves,... Read more

Ways in to the text 

Who was Eric Foner? 

What does Reconstruction Say?  

What does Reconstruction Matter?  

Section 1: Influences  

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context  

Module 2: Academic Context  

Module 3: The Problem 

Module 4: The Author's Contribution  

Section 2: Ideas 

Module 5: Main Ideas  

Module 6: Secondary Ideas 

Module 7: Achievement 

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work  

Section 3: Impact 

Module 9: The First Responses  

Module 10: The Evolving Debate  

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today  

Module 12: Where Next?  

Glossary of Terms 

People Mentioned in the Text  

Works Cited

Biography

Dr Jason Xidias has held positions at King’s College London, the University of California, Berkeley, and the New College of the Humanities in London.