ISBN: 9780195384741

More than one-third of the population of the United States now lives in the South, a region where politics, race relations, and the economy have changed dramatically since World War II. Y… Mehr…

More than one-third of the population of the United States now lives in the South, a region where politics, race relations, and the economy have changed dramatically since World War II. Yet historians and journalists continue to disagree over whether the modern South is dominating, deviatingfrom, or converging with the rest of the nation. Has the time come to declare the end of southern history? And how do the stories of American history change if the South is no longer seen as a region apart - as the conservative counterpoint to a liberal national ideal?The Myth of Southern Exceptionalism challenges the idea of southern distinctiveness in order to offer a new way of thinking about modern American history. For too long, the belief in an exceptional South has encouraged distortions and generalizations about the nation''s otherwise liberal traditions, especially by compartmentalizing themes of racism, segregation, and political conservatism in one section of the country. This volume dismantles popular binaries - of de facto versus de jure segregation, red state conservatism versus blue state liberalism, the ""South"" versus the ""North"" - to rewritethe history of region and nation alike. Matthew Lassiter and Joseph Crespino present thirteen essays - framed by their provocative introduction - that reinterpret major topics such as the civil rights movement in the South and the North, the relationship between conservative backlash and liberal reform throughout the country, the rise ofthe Religious Right as a national phenomenon, the emergence of the metropolitan Sunbelt, and increasing suburban diversity in a multiracial New South. By writing American history across regional borders, this volume spends as much time outside as inside the traditional boundaries of the South, moving from Mississippi to New York City, from Southern California to South Carolina, from Mexico to Atlanta, from Hollywood to the Newport Folk Festival, and from the Pentagon to the Attica prison rebellion. | The Myth Of Southern Exceptionalism by Matthew D. Lassiter Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > History > North American History > United States > Modern P10103, Matthew D. Lassiter<

ISBN: 9780195384741

More than one-third of the population of the United States now lives in the South, a region where politics, race relations, and the economy have changed dramatically since World War II. Y… Mehr…

More than one-third of the population of the United States now lives in the South, a region where politics, race relations, and the economy have changed dramatically since World War II. Yet historians and journalists continue to disagree over whether the modern South is dominating, deviatingfrom, or converging with the rest of the nation. Has the time come to declare the end of southern history? And how do the stories of American history change if the South is no longer seen as a region apart - as the conservative counterpoint to a liberal national ideal?The Myth of Southern Exceptionalism challenges the idea of southern distinctiveness in order to offer a new way of thinking about modern American history. For too long, the belief in an exceptional South has encouraged distortions and generalizations about the nation''s otherwise liberal traditions,especially by compartmentalizing themes of racism, segregation, and political conservatism in one section of the country. This volume dismantles popular binaries - of de facto versus de jure segregation, red state conservatism versus blue state liberalism, the "South" versus the "North" - to rewritethe history of region and nation alike.Matthew Lassiter and Joseph Crespino present thirteen essays - framed by their provocative introduction - that reinterpret major topics such as the civil rights movement in the South and the North, the relationship between conservative backlash and liberal reform throughout the country, the rise ofthe Religious Right as a national phenomenon, the emergence of the metropolitan Sunbelt, and increasing suburban diversity in a multiracial New South. By writing American history across regional borders, this volume spends as much time outside as inside the traditional boundaries of the South,moving from Mississippi to New York City, from Southern California to South Carolina, from Mexico to Atlanta, from Hollywood to the Newport Folk Festival, and from the Pentagon to the Attica prison rebellion. Books > History > North American History > United States > Modern List_Books, [PU: Oxford University Press]<

ISBN: 9780195384741

More than one-third of the population of the United States now lives in the South, a region where politics, race relations, and the economy have changed dramatically since World War II. Y… Mehr…

More than one-third of the population of the United States now lives in the South, a region where politics, race relations, and the economy have changed dramatically since World War II. Yet historians and journalists continue to disagree over whether the modern South is dominating, deviatingfrom, or converging with the rest of the nation. Has the time come to declare the end of southern history? And how do the stories of American history change if the South is no longer seen as a region apart - as the conservative counterpoint to a liberal national ideal?The Myth of Southern Exceptionalism challenges the idea of southern distinctiveness in order to offer a new way of thinking about modern American history. For too long, the belief in an exceptional South has encouraged distortions and generalizations about the nation''s otherwise liberal traditions,especially by compartmentalizing themes of racism, segregation, and political conservatism in one section of the country. This volume dismantles popular binaries - of de facto versus de jure segregation, red state conservatism versus blue state liberalism, the "South" versus the "North" - to rewritethe history of region and nation alike.Matthew Lassiter and Joseph Crespino present thirteen essays - framed by their provocative introduction - that reinterpret major topics such as the civil rights movement in the South and the North, the relationship between conservative backlash and liberal reform throughout the country, the rise ofthe Religious Right as a national phenomenon, the emergence of the metropolitan Sunbelt, and increasing suburban diversity in a multiracial New South. By writing American history across regional borders, this volume spends as much time outside as inside the traditional boundaries of the South,moving from Mississippi to New York City, from Southern California to South Carolina, from Mexico to Atlanta, from Hollywood to the Newport Folk Festival, and from the Pentagon to the Attica prison rebellion. Books List_Books, [PU: Oxford University Press]<

ISBN: 9780195384741

Hardback, [PU: Oxford University Press Inc], The Myth of Southern Exceptionalism dismantles cliches about regional distinctiveness and rewrites modern American history through a national … Mehr…

Hardback, [PU: Oxford University Press Inc], The Myth of Southern Exceptionalism dismantles cliches about regional distinctiveness and rewrites modern American history through a national focus on topics such as the civil rights movement, conservative backlash and liberal reform, the rise of the Religious Right, the emergence of the Sunbelt, and the increasing diversity of the suburbs., History Of The Americas<

2009, ISBN: 9780195384741

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