SELLING OF THE SOUTH

The Southern Crusade for Industrial Development, 1936-90

James C Cobb author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Published:1st Apr '93

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

SELLING OF THE SOUTH cover

From the Great Depression to the Sunbelt Era the South has pursued industrial development as the remedy for its economic ills. The mixed results of  this ongoing crusade are chronicled in this path-breaking study, updated to 1990, in which James Cobb examines the expectations, achievements, and side effects of the dive for southern industrialization.
 

"A book that continues to be essential for anyone seeking to understand the contemporary southern economy and its historic and cultural context." -- David R. Goldfield, author of Cotton Fields and Skyscrapers: Southern City and Region

ISBN: 9780252061622

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm

Weight: 454g

328 pages