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“IHS Book Roundtable: "Civil War by Other Means: America's Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy” by Jeremi Suri, University of Texas at Austin.“

From the first postwar riots to the return of Confederate exiles to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson to the highly contested and consequential election of 1876, and up to and through the present, Civil War by Other Means offers a new narrative history of modern American democracy that proves that our current moment—in which America is wrestling with competing visions of democracy, race, and freedom—is not unique, nor is the breaking point that has, or is still yet to come. Political dysfunction is a repeating feature of American democracy—perhaps as American as America can get. Emerging from Dr. Suri’s account of how the hope of Reconstruction and a unified nation quickly disintegrated, is a vivid—and at times unsettling—portrait of a country striving to rebuild itself, but unable to compromise on or adhere to the most basic democratic tenets.

Civil War by Other Means: A Conversation with Jeremi Suri

With Samuel J. Abrams

The LBJ Washington Center presents Dr. Jeremi Suri, a presidential historian from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Suri paints a portrait of a country rebuilding itself as it wrestles with competing visions of democracy, race and freedom. Dr. Suri's analysis of democracy starts in 1865 when the Confederacy was militarily defeated and continues through 2022. This is the subject of his new book Civil War by Other Means: America's Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy. 

International Security Studies will host a book discussion with Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas, Austin on his new book, “Civil War by Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy.”

In this timely work, Suri examines how the United States struggled to remake its democracy following the years of the Civil War. Suri shows how the promise of a multiracial democracy was thwarted during the period of Reconstruction, how the reemergence of former members of the Confederacy in American politics after 1865 stymied the most ambitious attempts to create racial equality. This history left a legacy on American democracy, one that the United States continues to wrestle with to this day. 

Limited copies of the book will be available for signing following the talk.

Please note that in-person attendance is limited to members of the Yale campus community with a Yale ID.

How Does Domestic Disorder in U.S. Affect American Foreign Policy
Domestic conflicts in the U.S., including attacks on democracy, have limited U.S. influence abroad in the past. While an overwhelming majority of Americans believe that it is important for the United States to be respected by other countries, a recent Pew survey showed 68% of Americans believe that the U.S. is less respected internationally than it was in the past. Moreover, 58% of U.S. adults expressed their dissatisfaction with how democracy is working in America going so far as to say that our political system needs a major overhaul. Dr. Suri will discuss those experiences and offer some insights for today. How should Americans adjust to the ways that domestic divisions change U.S. international power? What can we do to increase American influence, especially on behalf of democracy at home and abroad?

Jeremi will be in conversation with Jim Falk, Program Chair at Global Santa Fe, our co-presenting partner for this event. Jeremi Suri brilliantly contextualizes the roots of contemporary racial and political divisions that culminated in the January 6, 2021, assault on the US Capitol.

This will be an in-store presentation and we will also live stream the evening on Zoom, please register to watch here.

You can order Civil War By Other Means online here or call the store (505) 988-4226.

Learn more on the library’s website, linked below.

“Explore how the seeds of the United States’ current political divisions were planted in the decades after the Civil War and how this history reveals reforms needed for U.S. democracy.”

“Texas authors featured at this year’s festival include Robert Draper, Simran Jeet Singh, LaToya Watkins, Will Hurd, Leon and Tiffany Chen, May Cobb, Alex Kiester, Katherine McGee, Amanda Eyre Ward, Amy Kim Kibuishi, Lise Olsen, Evan Griffith, Natalia Sylvester, and many more.”

More information available on the Hollybush Institute’s website, linked below.

“On Tuesday, November 1, the Clements Center for National Security, the Strauss Center of International Security and Law, the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the UT-Austin Department of History will host Jeremi Suri, the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, for a book talk on his forthcoming release Civil War by Other Means. Join us at 12:15 pm in MAI 212, the Main Building at the University of Texas at Austin.”

“In just a few weeks, University of Texas (and One Day U) professor Jeremi Suri’s new book will be published, titled Civil War By Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy. In the book’s final chapter, he discusses various aspects of our voting and election laws and rules which ought to be revisited. That is the focus of this first-time-ever special presentation and discussion. The presentation will include elections, representation, and presidential succession, as well as a unique discussion titled American Hearts & Minds.”

“The Civil War may have ended on April 9, 1865, but over 150 years later, the fight for a stable democracy continues with polarizing civil tension in the United States. The fight to preserve the Union is more tightly knit with the fight for democracy than any of can imagine. What are the implications of our forgotten history and what impact does it have on our future? Join us and Suri at the Gail Koppman History lecture for a book signing and discussion on our country’s history. We’ll discuss his argument that there was never a united country post the Civil War and what emerged was a country striving to rebuild and unite, but ultimately unable to.”

“Historian Jeremi Suri will discuss his new book, “Civil War by Other Means”
5:45 pm arrival & cocktails - 6:15 pm seating for program - dinner to follow.”

“Join us in celebrating Jeremi Suri’s new book Civil War by Other Means! He will be in conversation with Mayor Steve Adler. The event will include a moderated discussion, an audience Q&A, and a signing line.”

“Harvard Book Store welcomes DR. JEREMI SURI, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, for a discussion of his new book Civil War by Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy.”

“Join us as we welcome author Jeremi Suri to celebrate the release of his new book "Civil War by Other Means: America's Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy". Grab a cocktail and an advance copy of the book, set to release on October 18th!”

“The Wisconsin Book Festival, presented by Madison Public Library in partnership with Madison Public Library Foundation, presents free, public author events that celebrate books and spark conversations. Each year, the festival creates a robust schedule of accomplished and new writers whose fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books appeal to all ages of readers. The Festival presents stand-alone events throughout the year with a culminating celebration each fall. The 2022 fall celebration is scheduled for October 13-16. The festival is committed to presenting a mix of in-person and virtual events that are free and open to the public.”

“The 16th annual Pebble Beach Authors & Ideas Festival will host award-winningauthors and speakers, including authors of New York Times best-sellers, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winners,as well as virtually every prestigious literary award and much more.”