This one-stop introduction to the American South brings together key readings in southern history, from the region's colonial beginnings to the present. Drawing together essential works in the field - selected and introduced by a range of cutting-edge scholars - The American South is the ideal textbook for undergraduates and graduate students in American Studies and History.
Explores key themes in southern history:
the South from colonial beginnings through the American Revolution the origins and evolving character of American slaverylife in the antebellum South o the roots, course and consequences of the American Civil War emancipation, Reconstruction and the coming of the New South the rise, nature and ultimate defeat of southern segregation the inter-dynamics of race, class and gender in the cultural and material development of the region current trends of the American South within a global context
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A 'two-in-one' introduction to the American South, from its colonial beginnings to the present 15 chapters organised chronologically allow readers to trace the history of the American South Each chapter includes a substantial introductory essay surveying the central issues and developments, followed by 3 or 4 key readings offering a mix of classic and recent contributions

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Daniel Letwin is associate professor of history at Penn State University, where he specializes in labor, race relations, and the American South. He is author of The Challenge of Interracial Unionism: Alabama Coal Miners, 1878-1921. His current research explores the nettlesome issue of "social equality" in African-American thought during the Jim Crow era.

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