Authoritarianism in the American South: Beliefs That Led to Slavery and Civil War, 1606-1861

by Robert L. Dipboye

The evidence is overwhelming that the protection and expansion of slavery was a primary reason for the secession of the Confederate states and the Civil War that followed. While slavery undoubtedly was important, a more fundamental cause was a belief system held in common among the ruling elite. The antebellum South was not only a slave society but also an authoritarian society, shaped by a view of the world as dangerous/competitive, an us vs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476695644
• ISBN13: 9781476695648
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 252 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"