In recent years American conservatism has found a new voice, a new
way of picking up the political pieces left in the wake of liberal
policies. But what seems innovative, Eugene Genovese shows us, may
in fact have very old roots. Tracing a certain strain of
conservatism to its sources in a rich southern tradition, his book
introduces a revealing perspective on the politics of our day. As
much a work of political and moral philosophy as one of history,
The Southern Tradition is based on the intellectual journey of one
of the most influential historians of the late twentieth century.
To appreciate the tradition of southern conservatism, Genovese
tells us, we must first understand the relation of southern thought
to politics. Toward this end, he presents a historical overview
that identifies the tenets, sensibilities, and attitudes of the
southern-conservative world view. With these conditions in mind, he
considers such political and constitutional issues as state rights,
concurrent majority, and the nature and locus of political power in
a constitutional republic. Of special interest are the
southern-conservative critiques of equality and democracy, and of
the Leviathan state in its liberal, socialist, and fascist forms.
Genovese examines these critiques in light of the specific concept
of property that has been central to southern social and political
thought. Not only does this book illuminate a political tradition
grounded in the writings of John Randolph and John C. Calhoun, but
it shows how this lineage has been augmented by powerful literary
figures such as Allen Tate, Lewis Simpson, and Robert Penn Warren.
Genovese here reconstitutes the historical canon, re-envisions the
strengths and weaknesses of the conservative tradition, and
broadens the spectrum of political debate for our time.
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