The Southern Front: History and Politics in the Cultural War
Marxist historian Eugene Genovese has had a profound influence on the fields of Southern history and black studies and has made a significant contribution to intellectual exchange. In this book,... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0826210015
ISBN13:9780826210012
Release Date:January 1995
Publisher:University of Missouri Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.56 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"
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Wonderful Collection of Essays
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
While Eugene Genovese's "The Southern Front" will not be remembered as well his groundbreaking "Roll Jordan Roll," this collection of essays remain insightful, interesting and even charming. Genovese includes a number of book reviews as well as essays that stand on their own. The book touches on a number of subjects: communism, political correctness, Martin Luther King, American conservatism, antebellum South Carolinians, and even two autobiographical sketches. Some of these essays are dated but remain interesting though I wonder if Genovese is as infatuated with Eugene Rivers now as he was then. Genovese does not pull any punches and almost everyone in the world will be outraged by parts of this book-and find insights in other parts. Genovese is an excellent writer with a readable style. Having said that, a background in history and a familiarity with the changes of Genovese's own thinking helps better appreciate this book.
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