Bibliograph

The American South, a very short introduction, Charles Reagan Wilson

Type

Label

The American South, a very short introduction, Charles Reagan Wilson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-137) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The American South

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1193558204

Responsibility statement

Charles Reagan Wilson

Series statement

Very short introductions, 666

Sub title

a very short introduction

Summary

"The American South has a dramatic history that has made it a distinctive place on the world stage, one with continuing significance into the twenty-first century. Its early history illuminates the expansion of Europe into the New World, creating a colonial, plantation, slave society that made it different from other parts of the United States but fostered commonalities with other southern places that had similar colonial experiences. The Civil War and civil rights movement are historical events that transformed the South in differing ways and remain part of a vibrant public memory, one that the region's people and outsiders to the region often contest. In the twentieth century, the South's pronounced traditionalism in customs and values was in tension with the forces of modernization that only slowly forced change"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Becoming southern -- Section to nation -- Tradition and modernization -- Confronting change -- The evolving South -- Creative words -- Hybrid sounds -- Southern tastes

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