This major textbook introduction to the American South, from its colonial beginnings to the present, combines guides to the key areas and themes with substantial extracts from primary and secondary texts. The American South is a world of remarkable diversity (in terms of ethnicity, geography, occupation, etc.)and contradictions, and this book reflects the host of tensions it embodies. The study of Southern history has been shaped by living issues and this emphasis on historical interpretation gives the book its niche. It is unique in its sampling and analysis of essential readings in southern history, from the region’s beginnings to the present. Each of the book’s 15 chapters addresses a keyperiod or theme in Southern history and includes key readings relevant to thetopic in question, offering a mix of classic and recent contributions. The combination of essential worksin Southern history withintroductory essays by a range ofinfluentialcontributors provides a comprehensive survey of the key themes and problems in the historical study of the American South.
- ISBN: 978-0-7486-1997-9
- Editorial: Edinburgh University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 576
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés