Overview

Nation within a Nation features cutting-edge work by lead scholars in the fields of history, political science, and human geography, who examine the causes--realand perceived--for the South's perpetual state of rebellion, which remains oneof its most defining characteristics.

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The chapters—individually and collectively—make a powerful case for southern distinctiveness and illustrate the southernization of the relationship between non-southern states and the federal government.""—Journal of American Studies""The book is an interesting read for those concerned with the history of the South, but also for those interested in how newer issues such as the US-Mexican border and criminal justice policies fit within the region's history.""—New Books in Political Science""Genuinely transnational in scope. . . . Make[s] significant contributions to our understanding of the relationship between the South and the federal government.""—Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

"The chapters—individually and collectively—make a powerful case for southern distinctiveness and illustrate the southernization of the relationship between non-southern states and the federal government.""—Journal of American Studies""The book is an interesting read for those concerned with the history of the South, but also for those interested in how newer issues such as the US-Mexican border and criminal justice policies fit within the region's history.""—New Books in Political Science""Genuinely transnational in scope. . . . Make[s] significant contributions to our understanding of the relationship between the South and the federal government.""—Register of the Kentucky Historical Society"

The chapters--individually and collectively--make a powerful case for southern distinctiveness and illustrate the southernization of the relationship between non-southern states and the federal government. --Journal of American Studies The book is an interesting read for those concerned with the history of the South, but also for those interested in how newer issues such as the US-Mexican border and criminal justice policies fit within the region's history. --New Books in Political Science Genuinely transnational in scope. . . . Make[s] significant contributions to our understanding of the relationship between the South and the federal government. --Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

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Glenn Feldman (1962–2015) was professor of history at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Painting Dixie Red: When, Where, Why, and How the South Became Republican and Before Brown: Civil Rights and White Backlash in the Modern South.

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