Dixie's forgotten people : the South's poor whites

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Dixie's forgotten people : the South's poor whites

Wayne Flynt

Indiana University Press, c2004

New ed

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-207) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Poor whites have been isolated from mainstream white Southern culture and have been in turn stereotyped as rednecks and Holy Rollers, discriminated against, and misunderstood. In their isolation, they have developed a unique subculture and defended it with a tenacity and pride that puzzles and confuses the larger society. Written 25 years ago, this book was one scholar's attempt to understand these people and their culture. For this new edition, Wayne Flynt has provided a new retrospective introduction and an up-to-date bibliography.

Table of Contents

Introduction (2004)1. The Invisible Poor: Toward a Definition of Southern Poor Whites 2. Dogtrots and Jack Tales: Toward a Definition of Poor White Culture 3. "Lint Heads" and "Diggers": The Forgotten People of the New South, 1865-1920 4. Progress and Poverty, Southern Style: The 1920s and 1930s 5. Southern Poverty Forgotten and Discovered--Again 6. Appalachian Spring--and Winter 7. "A time to weep, a time to laugh ... "

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  • NCID
    BA69732382
  • ISBN
    • 0253345138
  • LCCN
    2004275032
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Bloomington, IN
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxiv, 214 p.
  • Size
    21 cm
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