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Honor and Slavery

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Description for Honor and Slavery Paperback. The 'honorable men' who ruled the Old South had a language that comprised apparently outlandish features, yet revealed much about the lives of masters and the nature of slavery. This book demonstrates the language of honor that embraced a system of phrases, gestures, and behaviors centered on values, asserting authority and maintaining respect. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
The "honorable men" who ruled the Old South had a language all their own, one comprised of many apparently outlandish features yet revealing much about the lives of masters and the nature of slavery. When we examine Jefferson Davis's explanation as to why he was wearing women's clothing when caught by Union soldiers, or when we consider the story of Virginian statesman John Randolph, who stood on his doorstep declaring to an unwanted dinner guest that he was "not at home," we see that conveying empirical truths was not the goal of their speech. Kenneth Greenberg so skillfully demonstrates, the ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691017198
SKU
V9780691017198
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About Kenneth S. Greenberg
Kenneth S. Greenberg is Professor of History at Suffolk University. He is the author of Masters and Statesmen: The Political Culture of American Slavery and is the editor of The Confessions of Nat Turner and Related Documents.

Reviews for Honor and Slavery
"A surprisingly sprightly little volume that serves as a window into a world long gone... Greenberg ... is our tour guide in this forbidding, forgotten territory. He's knowledgeable and good-natured. He has an eye for detail, and just as important, an ear for nuance."
David M. Shribman, The Boston Globe "[Greenberg] writes with agreeable clarity, and in five short chapters, his ... Read more

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