Varieties of Southern History: New Essays on a Region and
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Salmond, John A. / Clayton, Bruce / Salmond, John, PUBLISHER: Praeger, This is a unique collection of essays by some of ong>ong>theong>ong> world's leadong>inong>g historians of ong>ong>theong>ong> South, togeong>ong>theong>ong>r with work by younger scholars. ong>Allong> contributors, however, are workong>inong>g at ong>ong>theong>ong> cuttong>inong>g edge of ong>ong>theong>ong>ir particular methodological approaches. ong>ong>Theong>ong> book, for example, ong>inong>cludes both an essay by Pulitzer Prize wong>inong>ner Rhys Isaac, and one by Rutgers University graduate student Beth Hale. Yet, both have a common concern to explore ong>ong>theong>ong> reaches of ong>ong>theong>ong> Souong>ong>theong>ong>rn past through ong>ong>theong>ong> dimension of ethnography. ong>ong>Theong>ong> essays ong>inong> ong>ong>theong>ong> book are grouped accordong>inong>g to ong>ong>theong>ong>me. ong>ong>Theong>ong> largest section, ong>ong>theong>ong> social sciences and Souong>ong>theong>ong>rn history, ong>inong>cludes essays drawong>inong>g heavily on ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>inong>sights of anthropology of ethnography and of statistical analysis. Each essay ong>inong> ong>ong>theong>ong> second section is designed to illustrate how life history can be used to illumong>inong>ate much larger histoical ong>ong>theong>ong>mes and processes. ong>ong>Theong>ong> essays ong>inong> ong>ong>theong>ong> last section on labor ong>inong> ong>ong>theong>ong> "ong>newong>" South ong>allong> illustrate, among oong>ong>theong>ong>r thong>inong>gs, ong>ong>theong>ong> importance of drawong>inong>g on ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>inong>sights of historians of women ong>inong> order to redress ong>ong>theong>ong> masculong>inong>ist presuppositons of labor historians. ong>Allong> ong>ong>theong>ong> essays ong>inong> ong>ong>theong>ong> book, ong>inong> fact, reflect current concerns with gender and race ong>inong> ong>ong>theong>ong> re-ong>inong>terpretation of ong>ong>theong>ong> Souong>ong>theong>ong>rn past.