Slavery in White and Black: Class and Race in the Southern Slaveholders’ New World Order

Explore the intricate justifications behind the Old South’s social order in this essential American history analysis. Discover the slaveholders’ radical “slavery in the abstract” doctrine, which championed enslavement as the ideal for all labor, positing free labor’s collapse. This book critically examines how race and class intertwined to forge a distinct New World Order. A crucial read for students of history, sociology, and political science in India seeking a deeper understanding of comparative socio-political structures and the complexities of American slavery.