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Work InformationThe Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South by Kenneth M. Stampp (1956)
![]() Nifty Fifties (116) No current Talk conversations about this book. ![]() ![]() 2093 The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South, by Kenneth M. Stampp (read 9 Aug 1987) This is a 1956 book on slavery in the ante-bellum South and is well-done, drawing on considerable research. It is sobering to again be aware of the fact that in our country less than 150 years ago a system such as existed in the South could be held to be defensible. An excellent book. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to Publisher SeriesVintage Books (V-253) Awards
"Prior to the Civil War southern slavery was America's most profound and vexatious social problem. More than any other problem, slavery nagged at the public conscience; offering no easy solution, it demanded statesmanship of uncommon vision, wisdom, and boldness. This institution deserves close study if only because its impact upon the whole country was so disastrous"--Preface. No library descriptions found. |
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![]() GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)306.3620975Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Culture and Institutions Economic institutions Systems of labor, industrial sociology Slavery Biography And History Biography And History North America Southeastern U.S.LC ClassificationRatingAverage:![]()
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