Intimacy and Power in the Old South: Ritual in the Lives of the Planters (New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History)

Professor Steven Stowe

ISBN 10: 0801833884 / ISBN 13: 9780801833885

Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987

About this Item

Hardback book (309 pages)which is part of the New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History series published by Johns Hopkins. Dust jacket shows moderate toning along spine with old price sticker on back. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-Base2-BS-2-Bottom-Up-L) rareviewbooks.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Intimacy and Power in the Old South: Ritual in the Lives of the Planters (New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History)
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801833884
• ISBN 13: 9780801833885
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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

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