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Shades of the Sunbelt Essays on Ethnicity, Race, and the Urban South

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Randall M. Miller, George E. Pozzetta

Book Code: MET/

ISBN: 0-313-25690-X

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-25690-5

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246 pages, bibliog., index,

Greenwood Press

Publication: 6/24/1988

List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)

Availability: Out of stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Series Title: Contributions in American History

Series Number: 128

Reviews:

An important addition to the social science literature on the US Sunbelt. The ten articles in this collection originated as papers presented at a 1984 University of Florida conference on ethnicity and migration in the southern tier states. Most of the authors are historians, and all are leading experts on the topics they have written about here. The essays cover the development of the modern urban south; Canadian migration to Florida; Jewish migration to the Sunbelt; a case study of the evolution of ethnic patterns in Savannah; women's lives in the urban south; post war neighborhood change in Memphis and Richmond; sociopolitical change in the Sunbelt; Miami's ethnic politics since 1960; demographic and cultural change in Florida over the past century; and research opportunities on southern urban migration. A splendid bibliographic essay and index complete the volume. Upper-division undergraduates and above.
—Choice
The rise of the Sunbelt has long been a popular topic for newspapers and magazines. In Shades of the Sunbelt, edited by Randall M. Miller and George E. Pozzetta a group of academics discuss the factors that created the Sunbelt, and examine specific parts of the South. Much of the book deals with Florida. There are essays on Canadian migration to Florida, ethnic politics in Miami, and a profile of the state from 1880 to 1980. For serious students of the South, Shades of the Sunbelt is excellent. The essays are penetrating and offer valuable bibliographies.
—The Orlando Sentennial

Description: This collection of original essays represents the first scholarly effort to examine the variety of ethnic and urban experiences that have characterized the post-World War II South. It goes beyond anything in print in suggesting regional patterns and providing comparative models with other sections of the nation. A distinctive feature of this timely work is its treatment of various ethnic groups in southern cities, including Jews, Italians, Cubans, Haitians, and Canadians, and the integration of these groups into the emerging Sunbelt society of today. The essays provide a preliminary reconnaissance into some of the more important issues and pose questions, focus attention, and encourage fresh approaches to the study of a subject of immediate public significance, both to the region and, as the Sunbelt grows in numbers and influence, to the nation as well.

Table of Contents:

Preface
The Development of the Modern Urban South: A Historical Overview by Randall M. Miller
The Palmetto and the Maple Leaf: Patterns of Canadian Migration to Florida by Robert F. Harney
Jewish Migration to the Sunbelt by Deborah Dash Moore
Ethnicity, Urbanization, and Historical Consciousness in Savannah by Gary W. McDonogh
Race, Ethnicity, and Women's Lives in the Urban South by Julia Kirk Blackwelder
The Changing Face of Neighborhoods in Memphis and Richmond, 1940-1985 by Christopher Silver
Race, Ethnicity, and Political Change in the Urban Sunbelt South by Ronald H. Bayor
Ethnic Politics in Miami, 1960-1986 by Raymond A. Mohl
Florida: A Demographic and Cultural Profile, 1880-1980 by Raymond Arsenault and Gary R. Mormino
Migration to the Urban South: An Unfinished Agenda by Goerge E. Pozzetta
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 87-18164

LCC Class: F220

Dewey Class: 305.8


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