Dixie's Forgotten People, New Edition: The South's Poor Whites

Dixie's Forgotten People, New Edition: The South's Poor Whites
ISBN-10
0253003032
ISBN-13
9780253003034
Category
Social Science
Pages
248
Language
English
Published
2009-08-20
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Author
Wayne Flynt

Description

"The best sort of introductory study... packed with enlightening information." -- The Times Literary Supplement Poor whites have been isolated from mainstream white Southern culture and have been in turn stereotyped as rednecks and Holy Rollers, discriminated against, and misunderstood. In their isolation, they have developed a unique subculture and defended it with a tenacity and pride that puzzles and confuses the larger society. Written 25 years ago, this book was one scholar's attempt to understand these people and their culture. For this new edition, Wayne Flynt has provided a new retrospective introduction and an up-to-date bibliography.

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