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



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Autore: Cason Clarence <1896-1935, > Visualizza persona
Titolo: 90° in the shade / / Clarence Cason ; illustrated by J. Edward Rice ; introduction by Bailey Thompson Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8173-8949-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910796904203321
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