The politics of taste in antebellum Charleston
By: Maurie D. McInnis.
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 395
Subjects: Social classes -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 19th century; Aristocracy (Social class) -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 19th century; Plantation owners -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 19th century; Material culture -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 19th century; Charleston (S.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century; Charleston (S.C.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Charleston (S.C.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century; Charleston (S.C.) -- Politics and government -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-385) and index.
Table of contents: title: A bird's-eye view; title: A walking tour; title: The public landscape of racial control; title: Temples for posterity; title: Public art and politics; title: Ordering the backlot; title: The gothic revival; title: Life in the yard; title: A love of display.