The American South in a Global World

Informationen zum Autor All three editors are affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. James L. Peacock is Kenan Professor of Anthropology and professor of comparative literature. His most recent book is The Anthropological Lens: Harsh Light! Soft Focus. Harry L. Watson is professor of history and director of the Center for the Study of the American South. He is author of four books! including Andrew Jackson vs. Henry Clay: Democracy and Development in Antebellum America. Carrie R. Matthews is a Ph.D. candidate in comparative literature. Klappentext Looking beyond broad theories of globalization, this volume examines the specific effects of globalizing forces on the southern United States. Eighteen essays approach globalization from a variety of perspectives, addressing such topics as relations between global and local communities; immigration, particularly of Latinos and Asians; local industry in a time of globalization; power and confrontation between rural and urban worlds; race, ethnicity, and organizing for social justice; and the assimilation of foreign-born professionals.From portraits of the political and economic positions of Latinos in Miami and Houston to the effects of mountaintop removal on West Virginia communities, these snapshots of globalization across a broad southern ground help redirect the study of the South in response to how the South itself is being reshaped by globalization in the twenty-first century.Contributors:Catherine Brooks, Morristown, New JerseyDavid H. Ciscel, University of MemphisThaddeus Countway Guldbrandsen, University of New HampshireCarla Jones, University of Colorado, BoulderSawa Kurotani, University of Redlands (Redlands, Cal.)Paul A. Levengood, Virginia Historical SocietyCarrie R. Matthews, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBryan McNeil, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillMarcela Mendoza, University of MemphisDonald M. Nonini, University of TorontoJames L. Peacock, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBarbara Ellen Smith, University of MemphisJennie M. Smith, Berry College (Mount Berry, Ga.)Sandy Smith-Nonini, University of TorontoEllen Griffith Spears, Emory UniversityGregory Stephens, University of West Indies-MonaSteve Striffler, University of ArkansasAjantha Subramanian, Harvard UniversityMeenu Tewari, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillLucila Vargas, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillHarry L. Watson, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillRachel A. Willis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Zusammenfassung This volume examines the specific effects of globalizing forces on the southern US. Essays address such topics as relations between global and local communities; immigration; power and confrontation between rural and urban worlds; race! ethnicity! and organizing for social justice; and the assimilation of foreign-born professionals. ...

Klappentext
Looking beyond broad theories of globalization, this volume examines the specific effects of globalizing forces on the southern United States. Eighteen essays approach globalization from a variety of perspectives, addressing such topics as relations between global and local communities; immigration, particularly of Latinos and Asians; local industry in a time of globalization; power and confrontation between rural and urban worlds; race, ethnicity, and organizing for social justice; and the assimilation of foreign-born professionals. From portraits of the political and economic positions of Latinos in Miami and Houston to the effects of mountaintop removal on West Virginia communities, these snapshots of globalization across a broad southern ground help redirect the study of the South in response to how the South itself is being reshaped by globalization in the twenty-first century. Contributors: Catherine Brooks, Morristown, New Jersey David H. Ciscel, University of Memphis Thaddeus Countway Guldbrandsen, University of New Hampshire Carla Jones, University of Colorado, Boulder Sawa Kurotani, University of Redlands (Redlands, Cal.) Paul A. Levengood, Virginia Historical Society Carrie R. Matthews, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Bryan McNeil, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Marcela Mendoza, University of Memphis Donald M. Nonini, University of Toronto James L. Peacock, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Barbara Ellen Smith, University of Memphis Jennie M. Smith, Berry College (Mount Berry, Ga.) Sandy Smith-Nonini, University of Toronto Ellen Griffith Spears, Emory University Gregory Stephens, University of West Indies-Mona Steve Striffler, University of Arkansas Ajantha Subramanian, Harvard University Meenu Tewari, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lucila Vargas, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Harry L. Watson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Rachel A. Willis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Zusammenfassung
This volume examines the specific effects of globalizing forces on the southern US. Essays address such topics as relations between global and local communities; immigration; power and confrontation between rural and urban worlds; race, ethnicity, and organizing for social justice; and the assimilation of foreign-born professionals.

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