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Grounded Globalism: How the U.S. South Embraces the World (The New Southern Studies)
James L. Peacock
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Hardcover. A paradigm-shifting study of globalism's impact on a region legendarily resistant to change that draws on perspectives from diverse fields. It looks at the South to develop the idea of "grounded globalism" in which abstract global forces and local cultures rooted in history, and place reverberate against each other in mutually energizing ways. Series: New Southern Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 585.
This paradigm-shifting study of globalism's impact on a region legendarily resistant to change will further enliven our ongoing debate about whether ""the world is flat."" The U.S. South, long defined in terms of its differences with the U.S. North, is moving out of this national and oppositional frame of reference into one more international and integrative. Likewise, as the South goes global (it is home to UPS, CNN, KFC, and other international brands) people are emigrating there from countries like India, Mexico, and Vietnam - and becoming southerners. Much has been made of the demographic and economic aspects of this ... Read more
This paradigm-shifting study of globalism's impact on a region legendarily resistant to change will further enliven our ongoing debate about whether ""the world is flat."" The U.S. South, long defined in terms of its differences with the U.S. North, is moving out of this national and oppositional frame of reference into one more international and integrative. Likewise, as the South goes global (it is home to UPS, CNN, KFC, and other international brands) people are emigrating there from countries like India, Mexico, and Vietnam - and becoming southerners. Much has been made of the demographic and economic aspects of this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Series
New Southern Studies
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820328683
SKU
V9780820328683
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