Fatal Self-Deception: Slaveholding Paternalism in the Old South

ISBN-13: 9781107605022 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 256 str.

Eugene D. Genovese

Opis

Discusses how slaveholders perpetuated and rationalized a romanticized version of life on the plantation.

Recenzje

'Fatal Self-Deception is a captivating read because it exposes the psyche of what is arguably one of the most curious characters in American history - that of the slaveholding master. While Genovese and Fox-Genovese never defend the behavior of these men, they allow readers a glimpse into the convoluted ideologies that contributed to the founding of the American nation.' Emma Heishman, GRAAT Online (graat.fr)

Spis treści

1. 'Boisterous passions'; 2. The complete household; 3. Strangers within the gates; 4. Loyal and loving slaves; 5. The blacks' best and most faithful friend; 6. Guardians of a helpless race; 7. Devotion unto death.