One South - An Ethnic Approach to Regional Culture

In the informal, engaging essays brought together in ONE SOUTH, John Shelton Reed focuses on the South's strong regional identity and on the persistence, well into the last decades of the twentieth century, of Southern cultural distinctiveness. Reed argues that Southerners are similar in much the same way that members of an ethnic group are similar. He discusses the South's shared cultural values, ranging from serious examinations of Southern violence and regional identity to considerations of Southern humor, country music, and the emergence of a new Southern middle class.

About the author

John Shelton Reed, author of a dozen books, innumerable articles, and a country song about the South, served as the Chancellor of the Fellowship of Southern Writers and is cofounder and Éminence Grease of the Campaign for Real Barbecue (TrueCue.org). He lives in Chatham County, North Carolina, and taught for many years at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Product details

• Authors: John Shelton Reed
• Publisher: Lsu Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.1982
• EAN: 9780807110386
• ISBN: 978-0-8071-1038-6
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 358 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories