Politics of Taste in Antebellum Charleston

Name: Politics of Taste in Antebellum Charleston
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ISBN: 9780807829516

ISBN-10: 080782951X

ISBN-13: 9780807829516

Edition: 2005

Authors: Maurie D. McInnis

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At the close of the American Revolution, Charleston, South Carolina, was the wealthiest city in the new nation, with the highest per-capita wealth among whites and the largest number of enslaved residents. Maurie D. McInnis explores the social, political, and material culture of the city to learn how--and at what human cost--Charleston came to be regarded as one of the most refined cities in antebellum America. While other cities embraced a culture of democracy and egalitarianism, wealthy Charlestonians cherished English notions of aristocracy and refinement, defending slavery as a social good and encouraging the growth of southern nationalism. Members of the city's merchant-planter class…

Book details

List price: $52.50
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 6/27/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 424
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.750
Language: English

Maurie D. McInnis is assistant professor of art history at the University of Virginia. She is coauthor of In Pursuit of Refinement: Charlestonians Abroad, 1740-1860.




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