William L. Barney
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Professor of History |
Research Interests
William Barney's research focuses on the 19th-century U.S., especially the antebellum South. He has dealt with the South in The Road to Secession (1972), The Secessionist Impulse (1974), Flawed Victory (1975), and Battleground for the Union (1990). In the Passage of the Republic (1987), he tried to make sense of the 19th century as a whole.
He recently finished revisions for the second edition of The American Journey, a multi-authored text on U.S. history, edited A Companion to 19th-Century America for Blackwell Pulbishers, and wrote The Civil War and Reconstruction: A Student Companion for Oxford University Press. He is currently researching a book on the cultural and economic politics of secession.
Courses Offered (As Schedule Allow)
For current course listings, consult the Directory of Classes.
- HIST 127 -- United States History to 1865
- HIST 128 -- United States History Since 1865
- HIST 565 -- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848-1877
- HIST 834 -- The Middle Period, 1815-1860
- HIST 840 -- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1876
Graduate Students Advised by Prof. Barney
Contact
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of History
CB #3195, Hamilton Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3195
Phone: (919) 962-5584
wbarney@email.unc.edu