The Old South's Modern Worlds: Slavery, Region, and Nation in the Age of Progress The Old South's Modern Worlds looks beyond this myth to identify some of the many ways that antebellum southerners were enmeshed in the modernizing trends of their time. The turmoil that changes in Asian and European agriculture wrought among southern staple producers shows the interconnec
| Title | : | The Old South's Modern Worlds: Slavery, Region, and Nation in the Age of Progress |
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (932 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195384024 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2011-04-06 |
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The Old South has traditionally been portrayed as an insular and backward-looking society. The Old South's Modern Worlds looks beyond this myth to identify some of the many ways that antebellum southerners were enmeshed in the modernizing trends of their time. The essays gathered in this volume not only tell unexpected narratives of the Old South, they also explore the compatibility of slavery-the defining feature of antebellum southern life-with cultural and material markers of modernity such as moral reform, cities, and industry. Considered as proponents of American manifest destiny, for example, antebellum southern politicians look more like nationalists and less like separatists. Though situated within distinct communities, Southerners'-white, black, and red-participated in and responded to movements global in scope and transformative in effect. The turmoil that changes in Asian and European agriculture wrought among southern staple producers shows the interconnections bet
Editorial :
"This is a volume of insight, learning, and intellectual verve, sure to spark wide discussion." --Journal of American History
"A provocative collection of original essays." --The Journal of Southern History
"The contributors comprise some of the leading younger scholars in the field, and they engage with the subject and with each other in genuinely original and innovative ways that reflect the most recent research questions, and answers, relating to slavery and the South. Absolutely ideal for teaching purposes." --American Nineteenth Century History
"Students and specialists alike will find this collection extraordinarily helpful in placing the Old South within the modernizing world of the nineteenth century. Engaging, insightful and provocative, these essays will become a familiar landmark in the historiography of the South."-John Majewski, University of California, Santa Barbara
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