Intimacy and Power in the Old South

Ritual in the Lives of the Planters

AvSteven Stowe

Häftad, Engelska, 1990

Del i serien New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History

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Beskrivning

Stowe examines three types of rituals central to the elite planter culture ofthe pre-Civil war south as played out by three families.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1990-11-26
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:482 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:9780801841132

Utforska kategorier

Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Steven M. Stowe is associate professor of history at Indiana University.

Recensioner i media

Impossible for a brief review to do justice to this intricately woven book, filled as it is with intriguing detail that, whatever it reveals about the collective consciousness, is guaranteed to engage the interest of any committed historian of the South. American Historical Review

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceIntroductionPart I. Ritual: Between Indulgence and ControlChapter 1. The Affair of Honor: Character and EsteemChapter 2. Courtship: Sexuality and FeelingChapter 3. Coming of Age: Duty and SatisfactionPart II. Family: The Routines of IntimacyChapter 4. The Gastons: The Treaure of OffspringChapter 5. The Lacys: The Thing, Not Its VisionChapter 6. The Kings: Waiting for FatherConclusionNotesBibliographical EssayIndex