The National Emergency Countil's 1938 Report on Economic Conditions of the South caused Franklin Roosevelt to view the south as "the Nation's #1 economic problem" and quickly became a standard part of modern Southern history. This important and out-of-print document is reprinted here, along with primary accounts of the Depression-era South, ...
Probing the social repercussions of the industrial development of South Carolina in the decades following Reconstruction, David L. Carlton's Mill and Town in South Carolina, 1880-1920, tells of the conflict that erupted between the rising middle class of the South's small towns and the rural white who came to labor in the towns' burgeoning textile ...
Using previously unpublished material from the National Archives, David Thomas, David Carlton, and Anne Etienne provide a new perspective on British cultural history. Statutory censorship was first introduced in Britain by Sir Robert Walpole with his Licensing Act of 1737. Previously theatre censorship was exercised under the Royal Prerogative. By ...
This book helps the reader gain more accurate results with contour mapping software and offers generic methods suitable for most commercial mapping and interactive or batch submitted jobs.
Like the rest of British North America, the American South was "born capitalist." The slave plantation, then, was essentially a form of business enterprise like any other - indeed, one quite modern and sophisticated for its time. There were initially very few significant differences in business culture between the northern and southern parts of ...
This affordable two-volume Documents Collection offers students over 350 primary-source readings on topics covered in America: A Concise History, arranged to match the organization of the book. Each document is preceded by a brief introduction and followed by questions for further thought.
The West's Road to 9/11 offers a detailed explanation of the handling of the challenge of terrorism by the USA, the UK and the West over the last thirty years. David Carlton contends that anti-terrorist rhetoric by the Governments of the West frequently masked indifference to the activities of many practitioners of non-state violence; and that in ...
'A very useful introduction to the key concepts in five main areas of study in sport and exercise science. The multi-disciplinary nature of the book is particularly attractive as it means that it can be used to support students studying a range of sport and exercise courses and modules. Furthermore, the chapters are concise, informative, written ...
Providing 52 weekly, step-by-step lesson plans for an entire year's worth of material, this resource also includes a thumb-lesson indicator and helps, options, and ideas for each lesson. Scripture is presented in the New Revised Standard Version and the New International Version.
In today's stressful environment, more and more people are turning to natural aromatic oils to refresh the body and spirit. This book offers a guide to using numerous types of oils.
This text looks at the situation which has developed in Eastern Europe since the end of the Cold War. Topics covered include: domestic politics and foreign affairs; post-Communist nationalism; the legacy of Communism; and the role of memory and identity in the process of change.
After seven years, Kristy Williams returns to her Texas roots and the Chandler Ranch, where she grew up, to care for her ailing mother. After the birth of her daughter, Nicki, she has always avoided coming home to the ranch at the same time as her first love, Nick Chandler. Nick "Doc" Chandler is a Dallas vet who is driven by his profession and ...
An architectural monograph which features one of the world's great cities and its landmarks. Features over fifty stunning photographs of the architectural gems of London. An introductory essay puts the city into perspective, looking at its architectural evolution from earlier times to the present day. Thumbnails of the images can be found at the ...
Making extensive use of official material which has recently been released and which casts particular illumination on the rupture which the Suez crisis caused in Anglo-American relations, the author examines the long-term and short-term causes, the principal events from nationalization until the aborting of the military operation in November 1956, ...
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Down by the Riverside: A South Carolina Slave Community
