num_pages: 336
description: This study analyzes the market economy of the South, the people and groups that constituted the class of slaveholders, and the paradox of a Southern ideology, rooted in the economy, that emphasized equality of opportunity, patriotism, democracy, and racism
language: English
title: Ruling Race
titlecomplete: Ruling Race
genres: 19th Century, History, American History, Race, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 91
publisher: Vintage