Fatal Self-Deception: Slaveholding Paternalism in the Old South
by Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Eugene D. Genovese
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese and Eugene D. Genovese examine slaveholding paternalism in the Old South. Focusing on the ideas and contradictions surrounding this historical system, Fatal Self-Deception offers a study of how paternalist beliefs shaped the understanding and defense of slavery.
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Fatal Self-Deception examines slaveholding paternalism in the Old South.
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese and Eugene D. Genovese focus on the relationship between paternalist ideas and the institution of slavery.
The book offers a historical study of the beliefs and contradictions associated with slaveholding society.
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