Old South - New Studies of Society and Culture

Zusatztext 'This gives a really good platform for dissertation reserach and, in my opinion, is an excellent read in its own right' – Richard Toley, History Teaching Review Informationen zum Autor J. William Harris Klappentext In this! the re-titled second edition of Society and Culture in the Slave South! J. William Harris selects the most recent and original scholarship in the field of the antebellum South published since 1992! when the first edition appeared. The present volume illustrates both the continuities and new developments in antebellum Southern history! starting from the work of Eugene Genovese and Elizabeth Fox-Genovese! and moving into work that challenges their traditional reading of the slave South as a paternalist society. The collection also features an introduction to the historiography of the slave South! and a Guide to Further Reading. Zusammenfassung This is the second edition of the successful Society and Culture in the Slave South volume of the Rewriting Histories series. Combining established work with that of recent provocative scholarship on the antebellum South, this collection of essays puts students in touch with some of the central debates in this dynamic area.

Product details

• Authors: J. William Harris, J. William (University of New Hampshire Harris, HARRIS J WILLIAM, Harris J. William
• Assisted by: J. William Harris (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.12.2007
• EAN: 9780415957281
• ISBN: 978-0-415-95728-1
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Rewriting Histories; Rewriting Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, United States of America, USA, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599