SOUTH IN MODERN AMERICA: A Region at Odds (New American Nation Series.)
For almost two decades HarperCollins's "New American Nation" series has been synonymous with efforts to synthesize history for both students and scholars. As the historical discipline diversified, some of the original volumes fell into disuse, even disfavor. Grantham's survey of the South since Reconstruction demonstrates the publisher's wisdom in choosing not to jettison the entire series. The author (history, Vanderbilt Univ.) took upon himself a formidable task. It would have been easy to portray the dramatic change brought about by the Civil Rights revolution and the region's economic progress as a clear focus for modern Southern history. Instead, Grantham gives the reader background to the vastly different Southern society of a century ago and how that heritage both persisted and was tranformed to where it is today. Most significantly, he demonstrates how strongly the South continues to influence the rest of the nation while remaining a distinctive region. Recommended for general and academic collections.Charles K. Piehl, Mankato State Univ., Minn.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.