The Southern Tradition at Bay: A History of Postbellum Thought

by Richard M. Weaver

Book Overview

While Richard M. Weaver is best known for the classic Ideas Have Consequences, the foundation of his career was this study of his native South. Calling the Southern tradition "the last non-materialist civilization in the Western world," he traced its roots to feudalism, chivalry, religiosity, and aristocratic conventions. The Old South, he concluded, "may indeed be a hall hung with splendid tapestries in which no one would care to live; but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 168451181X
• ISBN13: 9781684511815
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"