Heir to changing views of slavery in the US South sparked by Eugene Genovese's Marxist analyses, ten original essays probe philosophical, socioeconomic, and lit

Charles Dew’s Apostles of Disunion has established itself as a modern classic and an indispensable account of the Southern states’ secession from the Union.

Offering a provocative new look at the politics of secession in antebellum Virginia, William Link places African Americans at the center of events and argues th

Slavery in the United States is once again a topic of contention as politicians and interest groups argue about and explore the possibility of reparations. The

In this comprehensive analysis of politics and ideology in antebellum South Carolina, Manisha Sinha offers a provocative new look at the roots of southern separ