Southern modernist : Arthur Raper from the New Deal to the cold war / Louis Mazzari.
| Author/creator | Mazzari, Louis |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©2006. |
| Description | 404 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Making the modern South Making the modern South. ^A699439 |
| Contents | Introduction: "The adventure of American life to-day is in the South" -- Progress in Arcadia -- Modernism, chain gangs, and five-cent haircuts -- The strange case of the interracial commission -- The tragedy of lynching: "let's buy and read" -- Preface to peasantry: Old South versus New Deal in the Black belt of Georgia -- New Deal intermezzo: Brer Raper in the briar patch -- "The divine right of the common good" -- An American dilemma: "'human nature' is changeable" -- War and change: "is it coming this way now?" -- Tenants of the Almighty: "Uncle Sam is my shepherd" -- "But what is the American way?" -- Third world, cold war: "I wasn't going to play cloak-and-dagger" -- Back to the land. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-388) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006009307 |
| ISBN | 080713189X (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780807131893 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780807131893 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | H59.R237 M39 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |