Agrarian elites : American slaveholders and southern Italian landowners, 1815-1861 / Enrico Dal Lago.

Author/creator Dal Lago, Enrico, 1966-
Format Book
Publication InfoBaton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxviii, 372 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Slaveholders--Southern States. --History. --19th century.
Elite (Social sciences)--Southern States. --History. --19th century.
Agriculture--Economic aspects. --Southern States. --History. --19th century.
Landowners--Italy, Southern. --History. --19th century.
Elite (Social sciences)--Italy, Southern. --History. --19th century.
Agriculture--Economic aspects. --Italy, Southern. --History. --19th century.
Southern States--History. --1775-1865.
Southern States--Economic conditions. --19th century.
Italy, Southern--Economic conditions. --19th century.

Contents Prologue : the America South, the Italian mezzogiorno, and comparative history -- Plantations, latifondi, and commercial agriculture : the economic bases of social power -- The constituent elements of the elites' worldviews : patriarchalism and paternalism -- Elites, politics, and national programs in the American South and in the Italian mezzogiorno -- The ideological bases of secession and separatism : regionalism in South Carolina and Sicily -- Epilogue : making and unmaking the Confederate States of America and the Kingdom of Italy.
Local noteLittle-347644--305131054027V
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005000872
ISBN0807130877 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780807130872 (alk. paper)

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