The Southern Tradition (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Eugene D. Genovese
- First Published: 1994
- Type of Work: Intellectual history
- Time of Work: Early eighteenth century to the present
- Setting: The American South
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: Racism, South or Southerners, Slavery or slaves, Civil War, Farms, farmers, or farming, Conservatism, Reconstruction, Democracy, Anglo-Saxons, Democratic Party
- Locales: South (U.S.)
This book about Southern conservatism derives from the William E. Massey, Sr., Lectures in the History of American Civilization originally delivered at Harvard University by its author, Eugene D. Genovese. Ironically noting the incongruity between his subject and his Northern-born, Catholic background and Marxist political philosophy, Genovese describes himself as a sympathetic outsider who appreciates the value of a philosophy he does not share. In a time in which scholarly discourse has become narrow, partisan, and subjective, these lectures provide a refreshing and hopeful...
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