Minding the South
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: August 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780826214904
Subjects: American history; American studies; Cultural studies; Social life and customs; Customs & Traditions; History; Sociology; United States - State & Local - South; History: American; Central Southern states; Southeastern & South Atlantic states; Anthropology - Cultural; Civilization; United States - State & Local - General; 20th century; Southern States
First sentence: YOU'RE in the American South now, a proud region with a distinctive history and culture.
Description: "For more than thirty years John Shelton Reed has been 'minding' the South--watching over it, providing commentary upon it. He is the author or editor of thirteen books about the South, and despite his disclaimer regarding formal study of Southern history, Reed has read widely and in depth about the South. His primary focus is upon Southerners' present-day culture and consciousness, but he knows that one must approach the South historically in order to understand the place and its people"--Cover page 4.