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Society and Culture in the Slave South (Rewriting Histories)
Society and Culture in the Slave South - Rewriting Histories Combining established work with more recent scholarship on the antebellum South, this essay collection puts students in touch with some of the central debates in this turbulent area. Including substantial excerpts from the work of Eugene Genovese and Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, this study outlines the argument that the South was a "paternalistic" so... more »ciety and culture, yet also includes the latest scholarship which provides alternative interpretations of male-female and master-slave relationships. In their investigation of plantation and family life, these essays draw upon a wide range of disciplines, including economics, psychology and anthropology.« less