Oshkosh Public Library

Not what we were, the changed and changing south, James E. Bell

eng

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-322) and index

illustrations

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non fiction

Not what we were

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James E. Bell

the changed and changing south

"Since the Civil War, a great deal of change has taken place in the South. Much of that change has been unanticipated, thus unplanned, and often not orderly. In Not What We Were, author James E. Bell traces the economic and social changes that have taken place in the South and gives background leading up to these events. Not What We Were focuses on sectional economics and politics linking cultural issues into a narrative interpretation of Southern mainstream modernization. It discusses the present impact of the Hispanic population on the South and makes some projections based on the 2010 Census. Bell also looks at the South's former second-class status of being a country within a country, transforming from economic exploitation to a rejoining of North and South on Southern turf. In addition, he delves into the often neglected story of the poor Southern white in their social class struggle. Presenting a historical narrative, Not What We Were provides a thorough examination of the economic and cultural forces at work in the American South over the past two hundred years."--From the publisher