Preface to Peasantry: A Tale of Two Black Belt Counties

by Arthur Franklin Raper and Raper Arthur Franklin -.

Book Overview

The classic cautionary account of unchecked cultural change in the rural South and endorsement of New Deal social reforms

A social scientist and public intellectual, Arthur Raper (1899-1979) advocated unpopular solutions to combat the shortcomings of race relations and economic stagnation in the South. Originally published in 1936, Preface to Peasantry confirmed Raper's place in the Chapel Hill Southern Regionalist movement...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570036039
• ISBN13: 9781570036033
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 427 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.2"