90° in the shade / / Clarence Cason ; illustrated by J. Edward Rice ; introduction by Bailey Thompson

• Autore: Cason Clarence <1896-1935, >
• Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, Alabama : , : The University Alabama Press, , 2001; ©2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 p.)
• Disciplina: 975/.04
• Soggetto topico: African Americans - Southern States - Social conditions - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: Southern States Race relations; Southern States Social life and customs 1865-; Southern States Social conditions 1865-1945
• Persona (resp. second.): RiceJ. Edward; ThompsonBailey
• Note generali: Originally published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c1935. With new introd.
• Nota di contenuto: It never snows -- Shadows of the plantation -- Garlands of straw -- Pulpit and pew -- Politics as a major sport -- Fascism: Southern style -- Black figures in the sun -- The machine's last frontier -- They are not all monsters -- The philosopher's stone.
• Sommario/riassunto: Clarence Cason belonged to that restless generation of southern intellectuals who, between the world wars, questioned the South's stubborn traditionalism, even as they tried to explain and defend its distinctiveness. From his professorial perch at The University of Alabama, Cason wrote polished essays for leading national publications while contributing weekly editorials for newspaper readers. As a journalist in academia, he cultivated a broad audience for his eloquent though tentative observations about the ""character"" of a region that seemed to be a separate province of the nation. In 19
• Altri titoli varianti: Ninety degrees in the shade
• Titolo autorizzato: 90° in the shade
• ISBN: 0-8173-8949-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910796904203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II