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Marching in Step
Masculinity, Citizenship, and The Citadel in Post-World War II America
Inbunden, 2009
837 kr
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Combining the nuanced perspective of an insider with the critical distance of a historian, Alexander Macaulay examines The Citadel’s reactions to major shifts in postwar life, from the rise of the counterculture to the demise of the Cold War.The Citadel is widely considered one of the most …
Rabble Rousers
The American Far Right in the Civil Rights Era
Av Clive Webb
Inbunden, 2010
1299 kr
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The decade following the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision saw white southerners mobilize in massive resistance to racial integration. Most segregationists conceded that ultimately they could only postpone the demise of Jim Crow. Some militant whites, however, believed it possible to win …
Everybody Was Black Down There
Race and Industrial Change in the Alabama Coalfields
Häftad, 2007
608 kr
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In 1930 almost 13,000 African Americans worked in the coal mines around Birmingham, Alabama. They made up 53 percent of the mining workforce and some 60 percent of their union's local membership. At the close of the twentieth century, only about 15 percent of Birmingham's miners were black, and the …
Guten Tag, Y'all
Globalization and the South Carolina Piedmont, 1950-2000
Inbunden, 2009
904 kr
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Nicknamed "Euroville," Spartanburg, South Carolina, is a home away from home for BMW, Michelin, Ciba-Geigy, and numerous other European corporations. Enriching our understanding of what globalization means to millions of small-town, blue-collar Americans, Guten Tag, Y'all looks at Spartanburg as a …
Problem South
Region, Empire, and the New Liberal State, 1880-1930
Inbunden, 2012
1299 kr
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For most historians, the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw the hostilities of the Civil War and the dashed hopes of Reconstruction give way to the nationalizing forces of cultural reunion, a process that is said to have downplayed sectional grievances and celebrated racial and …
Culture of Property
Race, Class, and Housing Landscapes in Atlanta, 1880-1950
Inbunden, 2009
1271 kr
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This history of the idea of “neighborhood” in a major American city examines the transition of Atlanta, Georgia, from a place little concerned with residential segregation, tasteful surroundings, and property control to one marked by extreme concentrations of poverty and racial and class exclusion. …
Who Gets a Childhood?
Race and Juvenile Justice in Twentieth-Century Texas
Inbunden, 2010
1299 kr
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Using Texas as a case study for understanding change in the American juvenile justice system over the past century, William S. Bush tells the story of three cycles of scandal, reform, and retrenchment, each of which played out in ways that tended to extend the privileges of a protected childhood to …
Race, Reason, and Massive Resistance
The Diary of David J. Mays, 1954-1959
Inbunden, 2008
820 kr
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These private writings by a prominent white southern lawyer offer insight into his state’s embrace of massive white resistance following the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling. David J. Mays of Richmond, Virginia, was a highly regarded attorney, a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, and a …
Alabama Getaway
The Political Imaginary and the Heart of Dixie
Av Allen Tullos
Inbunden, 2011
1333 kr
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In Alabama Getaway Allen Tullos explores the recent history of one of the nation’s most conservative states to reveal its political imaginary—the public shape of power, popular imagery, and individual opportunity.From Alabama’s largely ineffectual politicians to its miserly support of education, …
Alabama Getaway
The Political Imaginary and the Heart of Dixie
Av Allen Tullos
Häftad, 2011
477 kr
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In Alabama Getaway Allen Tullos explores the recent history of one of the nation’s most conservative states to reveal its political imaginary—the public shape of power, popular imagery, and individual opportunity.From Alabama’s largely ineffectual politicians to its miserly support of education, …
Liberalism, Black Power, and the Making of American Politics, 1965–1980
Av Devin Fergus
Inbunden, 2009
1333 kr
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In this pioneering exploration of the interplay between liberalism and black nationalism, Devin Fergus returns to the tumultuous era of Johnson, Nixon, Carter, and Helms and challenges us to see familiar political developments through a new lens. What if the liberal coalition, instead of being torn …
Liberalism, Black Power, and the Making of American Politics, 1965–1980
Av Devin Fergus
Häftad, 2009
577 kr
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In this pioneering exploration of the interplay between liberalism and black nationalism, Devin Fergus returns to the tumultuous era of Johnson, Nixon, Carter, and Helms and challenges us to see familiar political developments through a new lens. What if the liberal coalition, instead of being torn …
Faith in Bikinis
Politics and Leisure in the Coastal South since the Civil War
Inbunden, 2014
1299 kr
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While traditional industries like textile or lumber mills have received a majority of the scholarly attention devoted to southern economic development, Faith in Bikinis presents an untold story of the New South, one that explores how tourism played a central role in revitalizing the southern …
Culture of Property
Race, Class, and Housing Landscapes in Atlanta, 1880-1950
Häftad, 2009
527 kr
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This history of the idea of “neighborhood” in a major American city examines the transition of Atlanta, Georgia, from a place little concerned with residential segregation, tasteful surroundings, and property control to one marked by extreme concentrations of poverty and racial and class exclusion. …
New Negro Politics in the Jim Crow South
Inbunden, 2016
949 kr
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This study details how the development and maturation of New Negro politics and thought were shaped not only by New York–based intellectuals and revolutionary transformations in Europe, but also by people, ideas, and organizations rooted in the South. Claudrena N. Harold probes into critical events …
Rabble Rousers
The American Far Right in the Civil Rights Era
Av Clive Webb
Häftad, 2010
527 kr
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The decade following the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision saw white southerners mobilize in massive resistance to racial integration. Most segregationists conceded that ultimately they could only postpone the demise of Jim Crow. Some militant whites, however, believed it possible to win …
Guten Tag, Y'all
Globalization and the South Carolina Piedmont, 1950-2000
Häftad, 2010
410 kr
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Nicknamed "Euroville," Spartanburg, South Carolina, is a home away from home for BMW, Michelin, Ciba-Geigy, and numerous other European corporations. Enriching our understanding of what globalization means to millions of small-town, blue-collar Americans, Guten Tag, Y'all looks at Spartanburg as a …
Who Gets a Childhood?
Race and Juvenile Justice in Twentieth-Century Texas
Häftad, 2010
527 kr
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Using Texas as a case study for understanding change in the American juvenile justice system over the past century, William S. Bush tells the story of three cycles of scandal, reform, and retrenchment, each of which played out in ways that tended to extend the privileges of a protected childhood to …
Marching in Step
Masculinity, Citizenship, and The Citadel in Post-World War II America
Häftad, 2011
527 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Combining the nuanced perspective of an insider with the critical distance of a historian, Alexander Macaulay examines The Citadel’s reactions to major shifts in postwar life, from the rise of the counterculture to the demise of the Cold War.The Citadel is widely considered one of the most …
Unemployed People's Movement
Leftists, Liberals, and Labor in Georgia, 1929-1941
Häftad, 2011
527 kr
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In Georgia during the Great Depression, jobless workers united with the urban poor, sharecroppers, and tenant farmers. In a collective effort that cut across race and class boundaries, they confronted an unresponsive political and social system and helped shape government policies. James J. Lorence …
Problem South
Region, Empire, and the New Liberal State, 1880-1930
Häftad, 2012
527 kr
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For most historians, the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw the hostilities of the Civil War and the dashed hopes of Reconstruction give way to the nationalizing forces of cultural reunion, a process that is said to have downplayed sectional grievances and celebrated racial and …
Nashville Way
Racial Etiquette and the Struggle for Social Justice in a Southern City
Inbunden, 2012
1299 kr
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Among Nashville’s many slogans, the one that best reflects its emphasis on manners and decorum is the Nashville Way, a phrase coined by boosters to tout what they viewed as the city’s amicable race relations. Benjamin Houston offers the first scholarly book on the history of civil rights in …
Nashville Way
Racial Etiquette and the Struggle for Social Justice in a Southern City
Häftad, 2012
527 kr
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Among Nashville’s many slogans, the one that best reflects its emphasis on manners and decorum is the Nashville Way, a phrase coined by boosters to tout what they viewed as the city’s amicable race relations. Benjamin Houston offers the first scholarly book on the history of civil rights in …
Cold War Dixie
Militarization and Modernization in the American South
Inbunden, 2013
1215 kr
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Focusing on the impact of the Savannah River Plant (SRP) on the communities it created, rejuvenated, or displaced, this book explores the parallel militarization and modernization of the Cold War-era South. The SRP, a scientific and industrial complex near Aiken, South Carolina, grew out of a 1950 …
Cold War Dixie
Militarization and Modernization in the American South
Häftad, 2013
477 kr
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Focusing on the impact of the Savannah River Plant (SRP) on the communities it created, rejuvenated, or displaced, this book explores the parallel militarization and modernization of the Cold War-era South. The SRP, a scientific and industrial complex near Aiken, South Carolina, grew out of a 1950 …
Womanpower Unlimited and the Black Freedom Struggle in Mississippi
Inbunden, 2015
1180 kr
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In Womanpower Unlimited and the Black Freedom Struggle in Mississippi, Tiyi M. Morris provides the first comprehensive examination of the Jackson, Mississippi–based women’s organization Womanpower Unlimited. Founded in 1961 by Clarie Collins Harvey, the organization was created initially to provide …
Jim Crow Terminals
The Desegregation of American Airports
Av Anke Ortlepp
Inbunden, 2017
1299 kr
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Historical accounts of racial discrimination in transportation have focused until now on trains, buses, and streetcars and their respective depots, terminals, stops, and other public accommodations. It is essential to add airplanes and airports to this narrative, says Anke Ortlepp. Air travel …
Jim Crow Terminals
The Desegregation of American Airports
Av Anke Ortlepp
Häftad, 2017
477 kr
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Historical accounts of racial discrimination in transportation have focused until now on trains, buses, and streetcars and their respective depots, terminals, stops, and other public accommodations. It is essential to add airplanes and airports to this narrative, says Anke Ortlepp. Air travel …
Remaking the Rural South
Interracialism, Christian Socialism, and Cooperative Farming in Jim Crow Mississippi
Inbunden, 2018
977 kr
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This is the first book-length study of Delta Cooperative Farm (1936–42) and its descendant, Providence Farm (1938–56). The two intentional communities drew on internationalist practices of cooperative communalism and pragmatically challenged Jim Crow segregation and plantation labor. In the winter …
South of the Mind
American Imaginings of White Southernness, 1960–1980
Inbunden, 2018
1710 kr
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With the nation reeling from the cultural and political upheavals of the 1960s era, imaginings of the white South as a place of stability represented a bulwark against unsettling problems, from suburban blandness and empty consumerism to race riots and governmental deceit. A variety of individuals …
