ISBN10: 0195042425, ISBN13: 9780195042429, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover
[DH, SE, Spain] [Publication Year: 1986]

Oxford University Press, Date: 1986-12-11. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1986. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195042425 9780195042429 [US]

ISBN10: 0195042425, ISBN13: 9780195042429, [publisher: Oxford University Press, USA] Softcover
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1986]

Paperback / softback. New. Hailed as a classic by reviewers and historians, Bertram Wyatt-Brown's Southern Honor now appears in abridged form under the title Honor and Violence in the Old South. Winner of a Phi Alpha Theta Book Award and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History, this is the first major reinterpretation of Southern life and custom since W.J. Cash's The Mind of the South. It explores the meaning and expression of the ancient code of honor as whites-both slaveholders and non-slaveholders-applied it to their lives. Wyatt-Brown argues persuasively that Southern ethical habits and traditions are the basis of regional distinctiveness and helped to perpetuate and justify the South's most cherised peculiarity: the institution of slavery. Using both literature and anthropology in innovative ways, Wyatt-Brown shows how honor affected family loyalty and community defensiveness. He also explains why, though it preceded and outlasted the demise of slavery, honor thrived on race oppression and was manifested in such violent acts as rape, lynching, and slave discipline. The work begins with a study of Hawthorne's famous story of a tar-and-feathering, "My Kinsman, Major Molineux," and ends with an authentic lynching, an absorbing and chilling example of a public shaming ritual. Between these studies of fictional and historical violence, Wyatt-Brown deals with such wide-ranging topics as childbearing, marital patterns, ...

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New York, NY Oxford University Press, USA 1986 Abridged. Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 270 p.

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[Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1986]
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New York, NY Oxford University Press, USA 1986 Abridged. Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 270 p.

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[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1986]

New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, Date: 1986. Paperback in good condition. Light marks on the cover edges, page block and one or two pages. Previous owner's details penned on half title page. All text is clear, with sound binding. CM. paperback. Good. Used. 1986. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195042425 9780195042429 [GB]

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ISBN10: 0195042425, ISBN13: 9780195042429, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover Softcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked.
[Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1986]

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ISBN10: 0195042425, ISBN13: 9780195042429, [publisher: Oxford University Press, New York, New York, U. S. A.] Softcover The Number Line Indicates A First Printing Of This Trade Paperback Edition. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The Page Edges Have Tanned And There Is A Reading Crease To The Spine.
[Woodlawn, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1986]

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[AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1986]

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[Reno, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1986]

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[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1986]

Oxford University Press 1986 Abridged. Paperback Very good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

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[State College, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1986]

ISBN10: 0195042425, ISBN13: 9780195042429, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
[Frederick, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1986]