Behind the Big House: Reconciling Slavery, Race, and Heritage in the U.S. South (Humanities and Public Life) 9781609388171, 2021028040, 2021028041, 1609388178

2022 Anthropology of Tourism Interest Group Nelson Graburn Prize, winner When residents and tourists visit sites of sl

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Behind the Big House: Reconciling Slavery, Race, and Heritage in the U.S. South (Humanities and Public Life)
9781609388171, 2021028040, 2021028041, 1609388178

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