From Congregation Town to Industrial City - Culture and Social Change in a Southern Community

"A fine addition to the study of urbanization. . . . (Michael) Shirley's book will appeal not only to a regional audience in the South but also to all students of the diverse American experience".--AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW. "Compelling. . . . (an) important contribution to our understanding of the modernizing of America".--JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY. 17 illustrations.

About the author

Michael Shirley is Senior Program Officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities in Washington, DC.

Product details

• Authors: William Garriott, Michael Shirley
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.1997
• EAN: 9780814780862
• ISBN: 978-0-8147-8086-2
• No. of pages: 338
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 227 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Series: American Social Experience (Pa; American Social Experience (Pa; The American Social Experience
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories