Two Sides to the Sunbelt: The Growing Divergence Between the Rural and Urban South

by Thomas A. Lyson

In today's South, urban centers are prospering while many rural communities and areas with high proportions of black residents have fallen behind. This comprehensive volume takes a hard look at the problem. The author examines the patterns of prosperity and poverty in the South from the 1950s through the present, focusing mainly on the period after 1970. The rural populations have an abundance of people with few skills, little education, and little...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027593201X
• ISBN13: 9780275932015
• Release Date: May 1989
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 163 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"