Dixie Rising - How the South Is Shaping American Values, Politics, and Culture

In ?one of the best portrayals of the South in years? (Washington Post), the Atlanta bureau chief of the New York Times travels from catfish farms and neo-Confederate gatherings to casinos and country music festivals and examines the reasons behind the region's growing influence. Index.

About the author

Peter Applebome is a writer and editor for the New York Times who covers cultural issues. He has been a reporter for Texas Monthly and the Dallas Morning News, and served as bureau chief for the Times in both Houston and Atlanta. He lives in Chappaqua, New York.

Summary

In “one of the best portrayals of the South in years” (Washington Post), the Atlanta bureau chief of the New York Times travels from catfish farms and neo-Confederate gatherings to casinos and country music festivals and examines the reasons behind the region’s growing influence. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Applebome
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.1997
• EAN: 9780156005500
• ISBN: 978-0-15-600550-0
• No. of pages: 416
• Weight: 433 g
• Series: Harvest Book; Harvest Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Sociology, Popular Culture, Geopolitics, social and political philosophy, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Political science and theory, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, HISTORY: WORLD, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Popular Culture, POLITICAL SCIENCE: World / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE: American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE: History & Theory, PHILOSOPHY: Political, PHILOSOPHY: History & Surveys / General