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The South and the New Deal (New Perspectives on the South)
Roger Biles
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Description for The South and the New Deal (New Perspectives on the South)
Paperback. When Franklin D Roosevelt was sworn in as president, the South was unmistakably the most disadvantaged part of the nation. This work examines the effect of the New Deal on the rural and urban South, its black and white citizens, its poor, and its politics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
When Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn in as president, the South was unmistakably the most disadvantaged part of the nation. The region's economy was the weakest, its educational level the lowest, its politics the most rigid, and its laws and social mores the most racially slanted. Moreover, the region was prostrate from the effects of the Great Depression.
Roosevelt's New Deal effected significant changes on the southern landscape, challenging many traditions and laying the foundations for subsequent alterations in the southern way of life. At the same time, firmly entrenched values and institutions militated against change and blunted the ... Read more
When Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn in as president, the South was unmistakably the most disadvantaged part of the nation. The region's economy was the weakest, its educational level the lowest, its politics the most rigid, and its laws and social mores the most racially slanted. Moreover, the region was prostrate from the effects of the Great Depression.
Roosevelt's New Deal effected significant changes on the southern landscape, challenging many traditions and laying the foundations for subsequent alterations in the southern way of life. At the same time, firmly entrenched values and institutions militated against change and blunted the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813191690
SKU
V9780813191690
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About Roger Biles
Roger Biles, professor of history at Illinois State University, is the author of several books, including Richard J. Daley: Politics, Race, and the Governing of Chicago.
Reviews for The South and the New Deal (New Perspectives on the South)
Biles offers a concise and well-crafted overview effectively demonstrating the importance of the New Deal as a catalyst for change in the American South during the Depression era. - Journal of Southern History