Away down South : a history of Southern identity / James C. Cobb.

Author/creator Cobb, James C., 1947-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Descriptionx, 404 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Cavalier and Yankee : the origins of Southern "otherness" -- The South becomes a cause -- The New South and the old cause -- The Southern Renaissance and the revolt against the New South creed -- Southern writers and "the impossible load of the past" -- The mind of the South -- The South of guilt and shame -- No North, no South? the crisis of Southern white identity -- "Successful, optimistic, prosperous, and bland" : telling about the No South -- Blackness and Southernness : African Americans look south toward home -- Divided by a common past : history and identity in the contemporary South -- The South and the politics of identity.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 341-389) and index.
LCCN 2005017126
ISBN0195089596 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780195089592

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F209 .C597 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold