South Modern Research Articles

The Old South's Modern Worlds: Slavery, Region, and Nation in the Age of Progress

The Old South's Modern Worlds: Slavery, Region, and Nation in the Age of Progress

L. Diane Barnes , Brian Schoen , and Frank Towers , editors. The Old South's Modern Worlds: Slavery, Region, and Nation in the Age of Progress . New York: Oxford University Press. 2011. Pp. xv, 331. $29.95.

L. Diane Barnes , Brian Schoen , and Frank Towers , editors. The Old South's Modern Worlds: Slavery, Region, and Nation in the Age of Progress . New York: Oxford University Press. 2011. Pp. xv, 331. $29.95.

America's Johannesburg and the Struggle for Civil Rights: A Critical Geography

No American city symbolizes more than Birmingham, Alabama, the struggle for Civil Rights. After more than 40 years, the struggle continues to be a major part of the city's identity as a place What type of social movement was the Civil Rights struggle and why Birmingham, why this particular place? Is it purely coincidental that a city that became known as the most segregated city in America, "America's Johannesburg" and the place for one of the most significant battles for Civil Rights in America, also was the South's most industrial city, the "Pittsburgh of the South," the South's modern city?

Race and place in Birmingham: the Civil Rights and neighborhood movements

Chapter 1 Introduction: Postmodernity and Identity Politics Chapter 2 The Modernist Cultural Form Chapter 3 Birmingham: The South's Modern City Chapter 4 Restructuring the Black Community Chapter 5 The Rise of Modern Mass Consumption and the Fall of Class Chapter 6 Postmodernity and Black Identity Chapter 7 White Resistance Chapter 8 The Battle for Birmingham Chapter 9 The Southern Shift to Fordism: Leverage for Civil Rights Chapter 10 The Keynesian Welfare Regime and the New Social Policy Chapter 11 The Coming of Post-Fordism Chapter 12 The Racialized Order of Post-Fordism Chapter 13 The Decline of the Keynesian Welfare State Chapter 14 Neighborhood Empowerment: The Politics of Place Chapter 15 Conclusion: Beyond the Postmodern Politics of Identity and Difference

Book Reviews

Book Reviews

Politics and Modernization in South and Southeast Asia.

Politics and Modernization in South and Southeast Asia.