Format:
Online-Ressource (181 p)
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ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0872498301
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087249831X
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9781611171266
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9780872498310
Content:
A nuanced view of the Palmetto State in the twentieth century as written by the state's leading historian
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p.169-171) and index
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. A Political Bullring, 1891-1916; Some Background: The United States in 1890; South Carolina in 1890; The Rise of Ben Tillman; Legalizing Jim Crow; The Coming of the Mills; A Divided Electorate; The Blease Phenomenon; The Progressives; The Threat of Violence; Richard I. Manning; The Mill Problem; A New Order; Chapter 2. A Land of Monuments and Memories, 1916-1941; ""The War to End all Wars""; The Farm Problem; ""The Draining Years on the Cotton Farms""; Exodus; Hard Times in the Textile Industry
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A Shortage of Ready CashBoosters and Tourists; Cherishing the Past; Preserving the Past; Black and White: Slogans and Reality; ""Ol' Car'lina""; The Agrarian Tradition; ""South Carolina Upon a Pedestal""; The Great Depression; The New Deal in South Carolina; The Political Scene; South Carolina and FDR; Chapter 3. Ignited by War, 1941-1966; World War II; Coming Home; The Sky didn't Fall; ""Killbillies"" and ""Opera in Greenville""; ""The Spark of Industrial Development""; A Cooperative State Government; ""A Two-Fisted Competitive Spirit""; Town and Country; The Price of Prejudice
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South Carolina Reacts to the Brown Decision""We Shall Overcome""; The Year of Decision: 1963; The Confederate War Centennial; The Emergence of Two-Party Politics; Some Things Changed; Chapter 4. Changes and Challenges 1966-1991; The Decline of Rural South Carolina; ""Bubba Gate,"" Lost Trust and Reform; Two-Party Politics; ""Adjusting to New Circumstances""; Private Schools; Pennies for Education; Questioning Plastics in Beaufort-and Development; Déjà Vu with A Difference; South Carolinians Abroad; South Carolina Then and Now; A South Carolina Chronology, 1890-1991; Notes; Suggested Readings
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Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780872498310
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe South Carolina in the Modern Age
Language:
English
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