About the book
The American South has experienced remarkable change over the past half century. Black voter registration has increased, the region’s politics have shifted from one-party Democratic to the near-domination of the Republican Party, and in-migration has increased its population manyfold. At the same time, many outward signs of regional distinctiveness have faded — chain restaurants have replaced mom-and-pop diners, and the interstate highway system connects the region to the rest of the country. Given all of these changes, many have argued that southern identity is fading. But here, Christopher A. Cooper and H. Gibbs Knotts show how these changes have allowed for new types of southern identity to emerge. For some, identification with the South has become more about a connection to the region’s folkways or to place than about policy or ideology. For others, the contemporary South is all of those things at once — a place where many modern-day southerners navigate the region’s confusing and omnipresent history.
Regardless of how individuals see the South, this study argues that the region’s drastic political, racial, and cultural changes have not lessened the importance of southern identity but have played a key role in keeping regional identification relevant in the twenty-first century.
Editions of The Resilience of Southern Identity
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781469631059
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469652160
- EBook
- ISBN 9798890851406
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469631066
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469631073
- EBook
- ISBN 9798890851413
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The American South has experienced remarkable change over the past half century. Black voter registration has increased, the region’s politics have shifted from one-party Democratic to the near-domination of the Republican Party, and in-migration has increased its population manyfold. At the same time, many outward signs of regional distinctiveness have faded — chain restaurants have replaced mom-and-pop diners, and the interstate highway system connects the region to the rest of the country. Given all of these changes, many have argued that southern identity is fading. But here, Christopher A. Cooper and H. Gibbs Knotts show how these changes have allowed for new types of southern identity to emerge. For some, identification with the South has become more about a connection to the region’s folkways or to place than about policy or ideology. For others, the contemporary South is all of those things at once — a place where many modern-day southerners navigate the region’s confusing and omnipresent history.
Regardless of how individuals see the South, this study argues that the region’s drastic political, racial, and cultural changes have not lessened the importance of southern identity but have played a key role in keeping regional identification relevant in the twenty-first century.
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What is The Resilience of Southern Identity about?
The American South has experienced remarkable change over the past half century. Black voter registration has increased, the region’s politics have shifted from one-party Democratic to the near-domination of the Republican Party, and in-migration has increased its population manyfold. At the same time, many outward signs of regional distinctiveness have faded — chain restaurants have replaced mom-and-pop diners, and the interstate highway system connects the region to the rest of the country. Given all of these changes, many have argued that southern identity is fading. But here, Christopher A. Cooper and H. Gibbs Knotts show how these changes have allowed for new types of southern identity to emerge. For some, identification with the South has become more about a connection to the region’s folkways or to place than about policy or ideology. For others, the contemporary South is all of those things at once — a place where many modern-day southerners navigate the region’s confusing and omnipresent history.
Regardless of how individuals see the South, this study argues that the region’s drastic political, racial, and cultural changes have not lessened the importance of southern identity but have played a key role in keeping regional identification relevant in the twenty-first century.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Resilience of Southern Identity?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
Where can I read a sample of The Resilience of Southern Identity?
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How long is The Resilience of Southern Identity and how many pages does it have?
The Resilience of Southern Identity has 152 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Resilience of Southern Identity?
Christopher A. Cooper, H. Gibbs Knotts
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Resilience of Southern Identity is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781469631059) and paperback(ISBN 9781469652160) and ebook(ISBN 9798890851406) and ebook(ISBN 9781469631066) and ebook(ISBN 9781469631073) and ebook(ISBN 9798890851413)
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