Intimacy and power in the old South : ritual in the lives of the planters
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Intimacy and power in the old South : ritual in the lives of the planters
（New studies in American intellectual and cultural history）
Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 295-299
Includes index
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Description
Stowe examines three types of rituals central to the elite planter culture ofthe pre-Civil war south as played out by three families.
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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