South to the Future: An American Region in the Twenty-First Century

Book Overview

Until recently, the American South has often been treated in isolation by historians and literary critics. In these essays five scholars of southern history and literature evaluate elements of contemporary--and future--southern experience, including place, community, culture, class, gender, and racial roles.

Fred Hobson observes in his introductory essay that the U.S. South must be seen in relation to a larger world--the Caribbean and Central...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820324116
• ISBN13: 9780820324111
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.7"