The Two Faces of Republicanism: Gender and Proslavery Politics in Antebellum South Carolina

While the history of republican political ideology and culture in the antebellum South may seem a long way from the concerns of contemporary theorists, it isn't really as far as it appears. The slave South was represented as loyal to the principle of government by an exclusive body of independe...

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Published inThe Journal of American history (Bloomington, Ind.) Vol. 78; no. 4; pp. 1245 - 1264
Main Author McCurry, Stephanie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bloomington, Ind., etc Organization of American Historians 01.03.1992
The Organization of American Historians
Organization of American Historians, etc
Subjects
Abolitionism
Antebellum period
BLACKS, NEGROES, AFRO-AMERICANS, AFRICAN-AMERICANS
Conservatism
FEMALE SEX
Gender politics
History
Ideology
POLITICAL CULTURE
Political ideologies
Politicians
Politics
REPUBLIC, AS A CONCEPT OR FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Republicanism
SLAVERY
Slaves
SOUTH (UNITED STATES)
SOUTH CAROLINA
United States history
UNITED STATES PRIOR TO 1945
Southern states
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Summary:While the history of republican political ideology and culture in the antebellum South may seem a long way from the concerns of contemporary theorists, it isn't really as far as it appears. The slave South was represented as loyal to the principle of government by an exclusive body of independent and equal men. This portrait revealed the two faces of republicanism in the antebellum South.
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For their invaluable readings I would like to thank Drew G Faust, Christine Stansell, Steven Stowe, and the anonymous referees for the Journal of American History, Craig Simpson, Elizabeth Colwill, Edward Ayers, Nancy Hewitt, Dan Schiller, and my colleagues Steven Hahn, Michael Johnson, Rachel Klein, Michael Meranze, and Julie Saville.
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ISSN:0021-8723
1945-2314
DOI:10.2307/2079342