| Where These Memories Grow: History, Memory, and Southern Identity Contributor(s): Brundage, W. Fitzhugh (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807848867 ISBN-13: 9780807848869 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $40.38 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: A collection of fresh and innovative essays that offer a variety perspectives on how southerners have interpreted their past and their identity from the Revolution to the present. Thirteen contributors explore this idea among groups as diverse as white artisans in early-nineteenth-century Georgia, African American authors in the late nineteenth century, and Louisiana Cajuns in the twentieth century. In the process, they offer critical insights for understanding the many communities that make up the American South from North Carolina to Texas. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 975 |
| LCCN: 00026211 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.77" W x 9.28" (1.10 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Southerners are known for their strong sense of history. But the kinds of memories southerners have valued--and the ways in which they have preserved, transmitted, and revitalized those memories--have been as varied as the region's inhabitants themselves. This collection presents fresh and innovative perspectives on how southerners across two centuries and from Texas to North Carolina have interpreted their past. Thirteen contributors explore the workings of historical memory among groups as diverse as white artisans in early-nineteenth-century Georgia, African American authors in the late nineteenth century, and Louisiana Cajuns in the twentieth century. In the process, they offer critical insights for understanding the many communities that make up the American South. As ongoing controversies over the Confederate flag, the Alamo, and depictions of slavery at historic sites demonstrate, southern history retains the power to stir debate. By placing these and other conflicts over the recalled past into historical context, this collection will deepen our understanding of the continuing significance of history and memory for southern regional identity. Contributors: Bruce E. Baker Catherine W. Bishir David W. Blight Holly Beachley Brear W. Fitzhugh Brundage Kathleen Clark Michele Gillespie John Howard Gregg D. Kimball Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp C. Brenden Martin Anne Sarah Rubin Stephanie E. Yuhl |
Contributor Bio(s): Brundage, W. Fitzhugh: - W. Fitzhugh Brundage is William B. Umstead Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is author of several other books, including Under Sentence of Death: Lynching in the South.Brundage, W. Fitzhugh: - W. Fitzhugh Brundage is William B. Umstead Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is author of several other books, including Under Sentence of Death: Lynching in the South. |