Civil War History (CWH) covers the entire scope of the U.S. Civil War era, from the shifts in the abolitionist movement in the 1830s through Reconstruction and Civil War memory. Now in its 70th year, CWH is published quarterly by Kent State University Press. Begun in 1955 at the University of Iowa, Kent State University Press published its first issue of Civil War History of in March 1969 under the editorial leadership of John Hubbell, who would serve as the journal’s editor until 2000, preceding his retirement.
In the years since, CWH‘s mission has been to continue to publish and promote pioneering scholarship that sheds new light on the Civil War era from various cultural, social, and historical perspectives. The journal also aims to capture the exciting interdisciplinary scholarship about the war. Literary critics, art historians, cultural studies scholars, political scientists, geographers, and public intellectuals have been producing groundbreaking work on the war for generations; however, disciplinary boundaries have often caused this work to remain siloed. Civil War History seeks to unite these efforts in a single forum.
To that end, the journal publishes a variety of roundtable discussions to foster interdisciplinary collaboration. In addition to the major articles in each issue, comprehensive book reviews provide readers with insights about the current literature in the field. As the outstanding forum for studies in this pivotal period in American history, Civil War History belongs in every major library collection, including those for students, historians, buffs, and the interested general reader.
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