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A 'two-in-one' introduction to the American South, from its colonial beginnings to the present, combining guides to the key areas and themes with extracts from primary and secondary texts.
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The South has long stood as one of the more absorbing areas of the American experience. What sets the South apart, and what has it meant to be a 'southerner'? How have the commonalities of southern life weighed against persisting divisions of gender, race, class, and locality? How has the telling of the region's history reflected, or at times affected, the course of contemporary southern society? For generations, students of the nation's past have been drawn to the region's distinctive, often paradoxical qualities - to its elusive blend of gentility and coarseness, hardship and endurance, hierarchy and rebellion, division and interdependency. In few settings have the stakes of historical interpretation been greater - or the rendering of the past, more hotly contested - than in the American South. The American South: A Reader and Guide represents the first single volume devoted wholly to the sampling and analysis of leading scholarship in southern history, from the region's colonial beginnings to the present. Drawing together essential works in the field - selected and introduced by a roster of cutting-edge scholars - The American South illuminates not only key themes in southern history itself, but also lively debates over how that history should be understood. Comprised of fifteen dynamic chapters, The American South will be of interest to undergraduates, graduate students, and the general reader. Key Features*Organised chronologically to allow readers to trace the history of the American South from colonial times to the present*Each chapter addresses a key theme or period in southern history*Each chapter includes 3 or 4 key readings offering a mix of classic and recent contributions*The substantial introductory essay in each chapter surveys the central issues and developments
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Praise for the hardback edition:'Written by leading international university scholars, this Reader offers a fascinating look at the myths and realities surrounding the evolution of the South's culture and people... Anyone with an interest in American or Southern history, African American history, the history of the civil rights era, or contemporary history of the New South will benefit from this book.'Library JournalWhat makes the American South distinct?Your one-stop introduction to the American South brings together key readings in southern history, from the region's colonial beginnings to the present. Essential works in the field - selected and introduced by a range of cutting-edge scholars with vast experience of teaching this subject - are presented alongside new introductory essays to the core areas of study, making The American South an indispensable textbook for undergraduates and graduate students in American Studies and History. Major themes in southern history are explored:o the South from colonial beginnings through the American Revolutiono the origins and evolving character of American slaveryo life in the antebellum Southo the roots, course and consequences of the American Civil Waro emancipation, Reconstruction and the coming of the New Southo the rise, nature and ultimate defeat of southern segregationo the inter-dynamics of race, class and gender in the cultural and material development of the regiono current trends of the American South within a global contextIncludes original essays introducing the core aspects of the history of the American South by John B. Boles, Lorri Glover, Adam Rothman, Stephanie J. Shaw, Victoria Bynum, Frank Towers, Anne Sarah Rubin, Kate Masur, Alex Lichtenstein, Stephen Tuck, Eric Arnesen, Paul Harvey, Kari Frederickson, Adam Fairclough and Clive Webb.Daniel Letwin is Associate Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University. He is author of The Challenge of Interracial Unionism (1998) and co-author of On Strike for Respect (1995).
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Praise for the hardback edition:'Written by leading international university scholars, this Reader offers a fascinating look at the myths and realities surrounding the evolution of the South's culture and people... Anyone with an interest in American or Southern history, African American history, the history of the civil rights era, or contemporary history of the New South will benefit from this book.'Library JournalWhat makes the American South distinct?Your one-stop introduction to the American South brings together key readings in southern history, from the region's colonial beginnings to the present. Essential works in the field - selected and introduced by a range of cutting-edge scholars with vast experience of teaching this subject - are presented alongside new introductory essays to the core areas of study, making The American South an indispensable textbook for undergraduates and graduate students in American Studies and History.Major themes in southern history are explored:o the South from colonial beginnings through the American Revolutiono the origins and evolving character of American slaveryo life in the antebellum Southo the roots, course and consequences of the American Civil Waro emancipation, Reconstruction and the coming of the New Southo the rise, nature and ultimate defeat of southern segregationo the inter-dynamics of race, class and gender in the cultural and material development of the regiono current trends of the American South within a global contextIncludes original essays introducing the core aspects of the history of the American South by John B. Boles, Lorri Glover, Adam Rothman, Stephanie J. Shaw, Victoria Bynum, Frank Towers, Anne Sarah Rubin, Kate Masur, Alex Lichtenstein, Stephen Tuck, Eric Arnesen, Paul Harvey, Kari Frederickson, Adam Fairclough and Clive Webb.Daniel Letwin is Associate Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University. He is author of The Challenge of Interracial Unionism (1998) and co-author of On Strike for Respect (1995).
Author Biography
Daniel Letwin is associate professor of history at Penn State University, where he specializes in labor, race relations, and the American South. He is author of The Challenge of Interracial Unionism: Alabama Coal Miners, 1878-1921. His current research explores the nettlesome issue of "social equality" in African-American thought during the Jim Crow era.
Table of Contents
1. Thinking about the South, John B. Boles (William P. Hobby Professor of History, Rice University); 2. Origins of the Old South: The Colonial Era, Lorri Glover (Associate Professor of History, University of Tennessee); 3. The South in the Ages of the Revolution and the New Republic, Adam Rothman (Associate Professor of History, Georgetown University); 4. Slavery in the Antebellum South, Stephanie J. Shaw (Associate Professor of History, Ohio State University); 5. Class and Culture in the White South, Victoria Bynum (Professor of History, Texas State University-San Marcos); 6. The Coming of Sectional Crisis, Frank Towers (Associate Professor of History, University of Calgary); 7. The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy, Anne Rubin (Associate Professor of History, University of Maryland-Baltimore County); 8. Emancipation, Reconstruction, Redemption, Kate Masur (Assistant Professor of History, Northwestern University); 9. Trials of the New South, Alex Lichtenstein (Associate Professor of History, Rice University); 10. Living Jim Crow, Stephen G. N. Tuck (University Lecturer in American History, Pembroke College, University of Oxford); 11. Worlds of Southern Labor, Eric Arnesen (Professor of History, University of Illinois-Chicago); 12. Minds of the South, Paul Harvey (Professor of History, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs); 13. The New South in Transition: New Deal, World War II, and Cold War, Kari Frederickson (Associate Professor of History, University of Alabama); 14. The Civil Rights Era, Adam Fairclough (Raymond and Beverly Sackler Chair of History and Culture of the United States, Leiden University); 15. The American South Today, Clive Webb (Reader in North American History, University of Sussex).
Review
'Ranging from the colonial era to the present day, and incorporating a broad range of historical topics, this impressive collection presents readers with extracts from some of the most influential historical writings on the American South. Each of the fifteen chronological sections is introduced and contextualized by a leading scholar in the field. For students and general readers alike, The American South is the first place they ought to look for what historians past and present have had to say about southern history.' -- Betty Wood, University of Cambridge 'Dan Letwin and his editorial colleagues have selected a wonderful series of readings that introduce students not only to some of the classic works of southern history but to some of the most up-to-date scholarship. Not only students but teachers of southern history will benefit from this intelligent collection and the wise commentaries that accompany it.' -- Tony Badger, University of Cambridge 'Ranging from the colonial era to the present day, and incorporating a broad range of historical topics, this impressive collection presents readers with extracts from some of the most influential historical writings on the American South. Each of the fifteen chronological sections is introduced and contextualized by a leading scholar in the field. For students and general readers alike, The American South is the first place they ought to look for what historians past and present have had to say about southern history.' 'Dan Letwin and his editorial colleagues have selected a wonderful series of readings that introduce students not only to some of the classic works of southern history but to some of the most up-to-date scholarship. Not only students but teachers of southern history will benefit from this intelligent collection and the wise commentaries that accompany it.'
Long Description
The South has long stood as one of the more absorbing areas of the American experience. What sets the South apart, and what has it meant to be a 'southerner'? How have the commonalities of southern life weighed against persisting divisions of gender, race, class, and locality? How has the telling of the region's history reflected, or at times affected , the course of contemporary southern society? For generations, students of the nation's past have been drawn to the region's distinctive, often paradoxical qualities - to its elusive blend of gentility and coarseness, hardship and endurance, hierarchy and rebellion, division and interdependency. In few settings have the stakes of historical interpretation been greater - or the rendering of the past, more hotly contested - than in the American South. The American South: A Reader and Guide represents the first single volume devoted wholly to the sampling and analysis of leading scholarship in southern history, from the region's colonial beginnings to the present. Drawing together essential works in the field - selected and introduced by a roster of cutting-edge scholars - The American South illuminates not only key themes in southern history itself, but also lively debates over how that history should be understood. Comprised of fifteen dynamic chapters, The American South will be of interest to undergraduates, graduate students, and the general reader. Key Features*Organised chronologically to allow readers to trace the history of the American South from colonial times to the present*Each chapter addresses a key theme or period in southern history*Each chapter includes 3 or 4 key readings offering a mix of classic and recent contributions*The substantial introductory essay in each chapter surveys the central issues and developments
Review Text
Written by leading international university scholars, this reader offers a fascinating look at the myths and realities surrounding the evolution of the South's culture and people... Anyone with an interest in American or Southern history, African American history, the history of the civil rights era, or contemporary history of the New South will benefit from this book.
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This reader offers a fascinating look at the myths and realities surrounding the evolution of the South's culture and people.
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This one-stop introduction to the American South brings together key readings in southern history, from the region's colonial beginnings to the present. Drawing together essential works in the field - selected and introduced by a range of cutting-edge scholars - The American South is the ideal textbook for undergraduates and graduate students in American Studies and History. Explores key themes in southern history: the South from colonial beginnings through the American Revolution the origins and evolving character of American slavery life in the antebellum South o the roots, course and consequences of the American Civil War emancipation, Reconstruction and the coming of the New South the rise, nature and ultimate defeat of southern segregation the inter-dynamics of race, class and gender in the cultural and material development of the region current trends of the American South within a global context Key Features A 'two-in-one' introduction to the American South, from its colonial beginnings to the present 15 chapters organised chronologically allow readers to trace the history of the American South Each chapter includes a substantial introductory essay surveying the central issues and developments, followed by 3 or 4 key readings offering a mix of classic and recent contributions
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A 'two-in-one' introduction to the American South, from its colonial beginnings to the present 15 chapters organised chronologically allow readers to trace the history of the American South Each chapter includes a substantial introductory essay surveying the central issues and developments, followed by 3 or 4 key readings offering a mix of classic and recent contributions
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What makes the American South distinct? Your one-stop introduction to the American South brings together key readings in southern history, from the region's colonial beginnings to the present. Essential works in the field - selected and introduced by a range of cutting-edge scholars with vast experience of teaching this subject - are presented alongside new introductory essays to the core areas of study, making The American South the ideal textbook for undergraduates and graduate students in American Studies and History. Major themes: the South from colonial beginnings through the American Revolution; the origins and evolving character of American slavery life in the antebellum South the roots, course and consequences of the American Civil War emancipation, Reconstruction and the coming of the New South the rise, nature and ultimate defeat of southern segregation the inter-dynamics of race, class and gender in the cultural and material development of the region current trends of the American South within a global context Key Features A 'two-in-one' introduction to the American South, from its colonial beginnings to the present 15 chapters organised chronologically allow readers to trace the history of the American South Each chapter includes a substantial introductory essay surveying the central issues and developments, followed by 3 or 4 key readings offering a mix of classic and recent contributions
Description for Teachers/Educators
The American South is a popular module (often compulsory) in most American Studies departments and is also taught frequently on American History degrees. Some relevant UK courses: University: London Metropolitan Department: Humanities, Arts, Languages and Education Course name: Race and Society; the American South from Reconstruction to Civil Rights, 1868-1968 Level: Undergraduate Core or optional module: Lecturer name: Dr. Kathryn Castle Lecturer email: University: Sussex Department: American Studies Course name: The American South: Revolution and Counter-Revolution; The American South: Slavery and Freedom Level: Undergraduate Core or optional module: Option Lecturer name: Timothy Stanley; Dr Richard Follett Lecturer email: ; University: Warwick Department: Comparative American Studies Course name: Slavery and Slave Life in the American South, 1619-1865 Level: Undergraduate Core or optional module: Lecturer name: Dr Tim Lockley Lecturer email: University: Edinburgh Department: History Course name: The American South since the Civil War Level: Undergraduate Core or optional module: Option Lecturer name: Dr Mark Newman Lecturer email: University: Dundee Department: History Course name: Race and Region: The American South, 1865-1945 Level: Undergraduate Core or optional module: Option Lecturer name: Dr Zoe Colley Lecturer email: University: Plymouth Department: American Studies Course name: The American South Level: Undergraduate Core or optional module: Option Lecturer name: Lecturer email: University: Northampton Department: American Studies Course name: Dixie Debates: The History and Culture of the American South Level: Undergraduate Core or optional module: Option Lecturer name: Sue Donnelly Lecturer email:
Details ISBN0748619976 Publisher Edinburgh University Press ISBN-10 0748619976 ISBN-13 9780748619979 Imprint Edinburgh University Press Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom Format Paperback Subtitle A Reader and Guide Pages 416 DEWEY 976 Media Book Series Edinburgh Studies in Film Short Title AMER SOUTH Language English Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-03-31 UK Release Date 2013-03-31 NZ Release Date 2013-03-31 Edited by Daniel Letwin Author Daniel Letwin Audience General AU Release Date 2013-01-21 Illustrations Illustrations Alternative 9780748619962 We've got this
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