In this Book
- Nation within a Nation: The American South and the Federal Government
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: University Press of Florida
summary
From the Constitutional Convention to the Civil War to the civil rights movement, the South has exerted an outsized influence on American government and history, while being distinctly anti-government. It continues to do so today with Tea Party politics. Southern states have profited immensely from federal projects, tax expenditures, and public spending, yet the region’s relationship with the central government and the courts can, at the best of times, be described as contentious. Nation within a Nation features cutting-edge work by lead scholars in the fields of history, political science, and human geography, who examine the causes—real and perceived—for the South’s perpetual state of rebellion, which remains one of its most defining characteristics.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-16
- I. Past to Present
- II. Race, War, and Culture
- III. A Nation within a Nation?
- IV. Economic Development and Reform
- V. Tax Fury and the Tea Party
- List of Contributors
- pp. 343-344
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813048840
Related ISBN(s)
9780813049878, 9780813064482
MARC Record
OCLC
877867971
Pages
384
Launched on MUSE
2014-05-21
Language
English
Open Access
No