Away down South a history of Southern identity
"From the seventeenth-century Cavaliers and Uncle Tom's Cabin to Civil Rights museums and today's conflicts over the Confederate flag, here is a portrait of southern identity, served in an engaging blend of history, literature, and popular culture. In this insightful book, written wit...
| Main Author: | Cobb, James C. 1947- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Summary: |
"From the seventeenth-century Cavaliers and Uncle Tom's Cabin to Civil Rights museums and today's conflicts over the Confederate flag, here is a portrait of southern identity, served in an engaging blend of history, literature, and popular culture. In this insightful book, written with dry wit and sharp insight, James C. Cobb explains how the South first came to be seen - and then came to see itself - as a region apart from the rest of America."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: |
x, 404 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-389) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780195315813 0195315812 9780195089592 0195089596 |
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