Books That Changed the South
by Robert B. Downs
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Downs uses great books to write the cultural history of society. His thesis is that the economic, social, and political behavior of a region, a nation, or even the world is shaped largely by the printed word. Concentrating on twenty-five publications from John Smith's General History of Virginia (1624) to C. Vann Woodward's Origins of the New South (1951), he analyzes the impact of written history and sociology on the intellectual and social life of the South. - Publisher. Using twenty-five show more specific works published between 1624 and 1951, the author analyzes the impact of written history and sociology on the intellectual and social life of the South. show lessTags
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- Nonfiction, Literature Studies and Criticism, History
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- 028.1 — Computer science, information & general works Library & information sciences Reading and use of other information media Reviews of Books
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- Z1035 .A1 .D673 — Bibliography, Library Science and Information Resources General bibliography Best books
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