This series delves into the rich and complex history of the American South. It examines the region's distinctive institutional, social, economic, and cultural landscapes from an interdisciplinary perspective. Offering cutting-edge scholarship, these works expand our understanding of this pivotal area of American history. The studies often place the South within broader national, comparative, and transnational contexts.
Lawrence T. McDonnell examines how ordinary men took practical steps at ground level to make secession happen in the American South. Using Charleston, South Carolina as the epicenter of his research and analysis, McDonnell examines the Minutemen in historical context, exploring the political and cultural dynamics of their choices.
Focusing on domestic forced migration, the book explores the experiences of American-born slave migrants through a comparative lens. It highlights the unique challenges and perspectives of these individuals, offering fresh insights into their journeys and the broader implications of forced migration within the context of American history.
Focusing on the historical context of racial violence, the book explores the changing perceptions of African Americans regarding lynching from the 1880s to today. It delves into the societal impact of these attitudes, examining how they have shaped community responses and activism against racial injustice over time. Through a detailed narrative, it highlights the resilience and evolution of African American identity in the face of this brutal legacy.
This book examines the domestic lives and leisure pursuits of planters in the antebellum American South.
This book places religious debates about slavery at the centre of American political culture before, during and after the Civil War. číst celé
Offers a new interpretation of the lynching of Sam Hose through the lens of the religious culture in the evangelical American South.
The book presents Jefferson as a key figure in American nationalism, exploring his views on the American character and the potential of democracy. It delves into his insights and philosophies, highlighting how they shaped the nation's identity and aspirations. Through an analysis of his beliefs, the text reveals Jefferson's vision for America and its democratic ideals.
Challenges historical models of black solidarity and reveals how resistance, accommodation, and survival in slavery was shaped by gender, as well as how gendered values were embedded in the structures of enslavement. For students and scholars of American history with interest in slavery, gender, and race.
A new take on the origins of the Southern Literary Renaissance, Reviewing the South shows how book reviewing played a vital role in shaping an image of the South in the American national consciousness during the interwar years.