Family Values in the Old South

Family Values in the Old South - Paperback

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Family Values in the Old South - Paperback

Family Values in the Old South - Paperback

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Book Overview

by Craig Thompson Friend (Editor), Anya Jabour (Editor)

"Will become a useful addition to our understanding of antebellum Southern families, especially in demonstrating their multiple forms, definitions, and functions."--Sally McMillen, Davidson College

This collection of essays on family life in the nineteenth-century American South reevaluates the concept of family by looking at mourning practices, farming practices, tavern life, houses divided by politics, and interracial marriages. Individual essays examine cross-plantation marriages among slaves, white orphanages, childhood mortality, miscegenation and inheritance, domestic activities such as sewing, and same-sex relationships.
Editors Craig Thompson Friend and Anya Jabour have collected work from a range of diverse and innovative historians. The volume uncovers more about Southern family life and values than we have previously known and raises new questions about how Southerners conceptualized family--from demographic structures, power relations, and gender roles to the relationship of family to society. In three sections, these ten essays explore the definition of family in the nineteenth-century South, examine the economics of family life, both rural and urban, and ultimately answer the question "what did family mean in the Old South?"

Author Biography

Craig Thompson Friend is associate professor of history at North Carolina State University. Anya Jabour is professor of history at the University of Montana.

Number of Pages: 264
Dimensions: 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: October 05, 2010
ISBN9780813036762
PublisherUniversity Press of Florida
GenreHistory, Education, and Relationships
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2010
LanguageENG- English
Pages264
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Family & Relationships History Nonfiction Social Science

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