The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Law and Politics v. 10 (New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture): Volume 10: Law and Politics - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807832057 ISBN 13: 9780807832059

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 2008

Synopsis

This book deals with the legal and political character of a changing South.""Volume 10"" of ""The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture"" combines two of the sections from the original edition, adding extensive updates and 53 entirely new articles. In the law section of this volume, 16 longer essays address broad concepts ranging from law schools to family law, from labor relations to school prayer. The 43 topical entries focus on specific legal cases and individuals, including historical legal professionals, parties from landmark cases, and even the fictional character Atticus Finch, highlighting the roles these individuals have played in shaping the identity of the region.The politics section includes 34 essays on matters such as Reconstruction, social class and politics, and immigration policy. New essays reflect the changing nature of southern politics, away from the one-party system long known as the ""solid South"" to the lively two-party politics now in play in the region. Seventy shorter topical entries cover individual politicians, political thinkers, and activists who have made significant contributions to the shaping of southern politics.

About this title

Review:

Will serve as an important reference tool for those looking for the great work that has been done in southern law and politics.-- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

About the Author:

James W. Ely Jr. is Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law and professor of history at Vanderbilt University. His other books include The Guardian of Every Right: A Constitutional History of Property Rights and The Chief Justiceship of Melville W. Fuller, 1888-1910.

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0807832057
• ISBN 13: 9780807832059
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 456
• Editor: Wilson Charles Reagan