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The American South in a global world / edited by James L. Peacock, Harry L. Watson, Carrie R. Matthews.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Globalization--Political aspects--Southern States.
- Globalization.
- Globalization--Social aspects--Southern States.
- Southern States--Politics and government--1951-.
- Southern States.
- Southern States--Social conditions--1945-.
- Southern States--Economic conditions--1945-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (312 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill ; London : The University of North Carolina Press, [2005]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume examines the specific effects of globalizing forces on the southern US. Essays address such topics as relations between global and local communities; immigration; power and confrontation between rural and urban worlds; race, ethnicity, and organizing for social justice; and the assimilation of foreign-born professionals.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Globalization with a Southern Face; Part One. Immigration; Part Two. Global/Local Conjunctions; Part Three. Globalism's Localisms: Industry and Workers; Part Four. Flexible Citizenship: Transnational Professionals; Part Five. Application: Activist Approaches to the Transnational South; Part Six. Tripartite Epilogue; Contributors; Index;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9798890878472
- 9780807876466
- 0807876461
- OCLC:
- 476236234
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