The Southern Way of Life, Charles Reagan Wilson
The Southern Way of Life, Charles Reagan Wilson
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The Southern Way of Life
Meanings of Culture and Civilization in the American South

Author: Charles Reagan Wilson

Narrator: Chris Abernathy

Unabridged: 24 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/24/2023


Synopsis

How does one begin to understand the idea of a distinctive southern way of life—a concept as enduring as it is disputed? In this examination of the American South in national and global contexts, celebrated historian Charles Reagan Wilson assesses how diverse communities of southerners have sought to define the region's identity. Surveying three centuries of southern regional consciousness across many genres, disciplines, and cultural strains, Wilson considers and challenges prior presentations of the region, advancing a vision of southern culture that has always been plural, dynamic, and complicated by race and class.

Structured in three parts, The Southern Way of Life takes listeners on a journey from the colonial era to the present, from when complex ideas of "southern civilization" rooted in slaveholding and agrarianism dominated to the twenty-first-century rise of a modern, multicultural "southern living." As Wilson shows, there is no singular or essential South but rather a rich tapestry woven with contestations, contingencies, and change.

About Charles Reagan Wilson

Charles Reagan Wilson is professor emeritus of history and southern studies at the University of Mississippi. He is coeditor, with William Ferris, of the original Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, and general editor of the twenty-four-volume New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sylvia

"The Southern Way of Life" by Wilson and Raegan is a comprehensive and illuminating exploration of the cultural and historical aspects that shape the unique identity of the American South. Delving into the rich tapestry of the region, the authors offer readers a deep dive into the traditions, values......more