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Overview"Originally published in 1979. The idea of the ""South"" has its roots in Romanticism and American culture of the nineteenth century. This study by Michael O'Brien analyzes how the idea of a unique Southern consciousness endured into the twentieth century and how it affected the lives of prominent white Southern intellectuals. Individual chapters treat Howard Odum, John Donald Wade, John Crowe Ransom, Allen Tate, Frank Owsley, and Donald Davidson. The chapters trace each man's growing need for the idea of the South—how each defined it and how far each was able to sustain the idea as an element of social analysis. The Idea of the American South moves the debate over Southern identity from speculative essays about the ""central theme"" of Southern history and, by implication, past the restricted perception that race relations are a sufficient key to understanding the history of Southern identity." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael O'BrienPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9781421433622ISBN 10: 1421433621 Pages: 302 Publication Date: 26 January 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents"Preface to the paperback edition Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. The Legacy Chapter 1. On the Idea of the South: Origins, Mutation, and Fragmentation Part II. The Sociological Vision: Howard Odum Chapter 2. Odum: Sociology in the South Chapter 3. Odum: Southern Sociology Chapter 4. Odum: The Failure of Regionalism entr'acte: A Still Point: John Wade Chapter 5. Wade: A Turning Inward Part III. The Reaction to Modernism: The Southern Agrarians Chapter 6. John Ransom: The Cycle of Commitment Chapter 7. Allen Tate: 'The Punctilious Abyss"" Chapter 8. Frank Owsley: 'The Immoderate Past"" Chapter 9. Donald Davidson: ""The Creed of Memory"" Part IV. The Survival of Southern Identity Chapter 10. The Idea of the South: An Interpretation Notes Bibliographical note Index"ReviewsAuthor InformationMichael O'Brien was a professor of American intellectual history at the University of Cambridge who focused on Southern intellectual history. He also taught at Vanderbilt University, the University of Michigan, the University of Arkansas, and Miami University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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