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



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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

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Part I. Ritual: Between Indulgence and Control
Chapter 1. The Affair of Honor: Character and Esteem
Chapter 2. Courtship: Sexuality and Feeling
Chapter 3. Coming of Age: Duty and Satisfaction
Part II. Family: The Routines of Intimacy
Chapter 4. The Gastons: The Treaure of Offspring
Chapter 5. The Lacys: The Thing, Not Its Vision
Chapter 6. The Kings: Waiting for Father
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliographical Essay
Index

Intimacy and Power in the Old South

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: 26/11/1990
      ISBN13: 9780801841132, 978-0801841132
      ISBN10: 0801841135
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

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



      Trade Review
      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

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Introduction
      Part I. Ritual: Between Indulgence and Control
      Chapter 1. The Affair of Honor: Character and Esteem
      Chapter 2. Courtship: Sexuality and Feeling
      Chapter 3. Coming of Age: Duty and Satisfaction
      Part II. Family: The Routines of Intimacy
      Chapter 4. The Gastons: The Treaure of Offspring
      Chapter 5. The Lacys: The Thing, Not Its Vision
      Chapter 6. The Kings: Waiting for Father
      Conclusion
      Notes
      Bibliographical Essay
      Index

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