About the book
From the late nineteenth century through World War II, popular culture portrayed the American South as a region ensconced in its antebellum past, draped in moonlight and magnolias, and represented by such southern icons as the mammy, the belle, the chivalrous planter, white-columned mansions, and even bolls of cotton. In Dreaming of Dixie, Karen Cox shows that the chief purveyors of nostalgia for the Old South were outsiders of the region, playing to consumers' anxiety about modernity by marketing the South as a region still dedicated to America’s pastoral traditions. In addition, Cox examines how southerners themselves embraced the imaginary romance of the region’s past.
Editions of Dreaming of Dixie
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807834718
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469609867
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807877784
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469603179
- EBook
- ISBN 9798890884299
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From the late nineteenth century through World War II, popular culture portrayed the American South as a region ensconced in its antebellum past, draped in moonlight and magnolias, and represented by such southern icons as the mammy, the belle, the chivalrous planter, white-columned mansions, and even bolls of cotton. In Dreaming of Dixie, Karen Cox shows that the chief purveyors of nostalgia for the Old South were outsiders of the region, playing to consumers' anxiety about modernity by marketing the South as a region still dedicated to America’s pastoral traditions. In addition, Cox examines how southerners themselves embraced the imaginary romance of the region’s past.
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What is Dreaming of Dixie about?
From the late nineteenth century through World War II, popular culture portrayed the American South as a region ensconced in its antebellum past, draped in moonlight and magnolias, and represented by such southern icons as the mammy, the belle, the chivalrous planter, white-columned mansions, and even bolls of cotton. In Dreaming of Dixie, Karen Cox shows that the chief purveyors of nostalgia for the Old South were outsiders of the region, playing to consumers' anxiety about modernity by marketing the South as a region still dedicated to America’s pastoral traditions. In addition, Cox examines how southerners themselves embraced the imaginary romance of the region’s past.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Dreaming of Dixie?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Cultural and media studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
Where can I read a sample of Dreaming of Dixie?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780807834718
How long is Dreaming of Dixie and how many pages does it have?
Dreaming of Dixie has 224 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Dreaming of Dixie?
Karen L. Cox
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Dreaming of Dixie is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807834718) and paperback(ISBN 9781469609867) and ebook(ISBN 9780807877784) and ebook(ISBN 9781469603179) and ebook(ISBN 9798890884299)
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