The Southern Way of Life: Meanings of Culture and Civilization in the American South

by Charles Reagan Wilson

Book Overview

How does one begin to understand the idea of a distinctive southern way of life--a concept as enduring as it is disputed? In this examination of the American South in national and global contexts, celebrated historian Charles Reagan Wilson assesses how diverse communities of southerners have sought to define the region's identity. Surveying three centuries of southern regional consciousness across many genres, disciplines, and cultural strains, Wilson...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469664984
• ISBN13: 9781469664989
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.2"