1.If you're interested in deeper debates about slavery & history, this post by James Oakes on Genovese worth reading: http://politicsslashletters.com/genovese-slavery-capitalism/ …
2. Big take away is degree to which Genovese's arguments on paternalism of slave-owners rests on thin evidence.
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3. Another big takeaway: Genovese's version of Southern exceptionalism not holding up well as we see slavery as part of larger USA system
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4. Oakes reinforces point David Roediger: made earlier: Genovese's Stalinism (as opposed to Marxism) led to binary view of North v. South
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