Lost Revolutions The South in the 1950s

Daniel, Pete

ISBN 10: 0807848484 / ISBN 13: 9780807848487

Published by The University of North Carolina Press, 2000

About this Item

Light rubbing and toning overall, minor wear to the edges, brief bumps to the corners, and a small price sticker to the rear. Inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Judy, Over the years we've heard a lot of ---- and protested a lot of injustices. This book gets at some of the best and worst of Southern life. Thanks for all your support and your friendship. Pete". Interior pages clean and unmarked. A tight and clean copy. Photos upon request. International shipping billed at cost.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 392 pages; Signed by Author.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lost Revolutions The South in the 1950s
• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807848484
• ISBN 13: 9780807848487
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sociology & Culture
  • Americana
  • Black Studies
  • Politics & Government
  • History

About this title

Synopsis

This sweeping work of cultural history explores a time of startling turbulence and change in the South, years that have often been dismissed as placid and dull. In the wake of World War II, southerners anticipated a peaceful and prosperous future, but as Pete Daniel demonstrates, the road into the 1950s took some unexpected turns.

Daniel chronicles the myriad forces that turned the world southerners had known upside down in the postwar period. In chapters that explore such subjects as the civil rights movement, segregation, and school integration; the breakdown of traditional agriculture and the ensuing rural-urban migration; gay and lesbian life; and the emergence of rock 'n' roll music and stock car racing, as well as the triumph of working-class culture, he reveals that the 1950s South was a place with the potential for revolutionary change.

In the end, however, the chance for significant transformation was squandered, Daniel argues. One can only imagine how different southern history might have been if politicians, the press, the clergy, and local leaders had supported democratic reforms that bestowed full citizenship on African Americans--and how little would have been accomplished if a handful of blacks and whites had not taken risks to bring about the changes that did come.

About the Author

Pete Daniel is a curator in the Division of the History of Technology at the National Museum of American History.