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The Complete Colonial Gentleman

The Complete Colonial Gentleman Cultural Legitimacy in Plantation America

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Publisher's Synopsis

An examination of the American planters' persistent emulation of British landed gentry from the perspective of cultural theory and in the comparative context of a larger British world. The book asserts that the planters' quest for gentility was the only feasible route to identity and authority.

Book information

ISBN: 9780813917504
Publisher: University Press of Virginia
Imprint: University Press of Virginia
Pub date:
DEWEY: 975.5
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 221
Weight: 553g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 23mm