Developing Dixie: Modernization in a Traditional Society
This collection of essays examines the development of the American South from the end of the Civil War to the end of World War II. Written by both well-known and emerging scholars, the essays are divided into sections that address some of the major issues of that era, such as race relations, economic development, political reform, the roles of southern women, the messages of folk music, and the problems of the region's historians. Each article offers fresh insights or new information on its subject, and collectively the articles help to illuminate how the most traditional of American regions tried to cope with the forces of modernization.
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Developing Dixie: Modernization in a Traditional Society
This collection of essays examines the development of the American South from the end of the Civil War to the end of World War II. Written by both well-known and emerging scholars, the essays are divided into sections that address some of the major issues of that era, such as race relations, economic development, political reform, the roles of southern women, the messages of folk music, and the problems of the region's historians. Each article offers fresh insights or new information on its subject, and collectively the articles help to illuminate how the most traditional of American regions tried to cope with the forces of modernization.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780313260612 |
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| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publication date: | 06/27/1988 |
| Series: | Contributions in American History , #12 |
| Pages: | 380 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.88(d) |
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