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New South Creed, The: A Study in Southern Mythmaking Paul Gaston
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New South Creed, The: A Study in Southern Mythmaking
Paul Gaston
First published in 1970, The New South Creed has lost none of its usefulness to anyone examining the dream of a new South -- prosperous, powerful, racially harmonious -- that developed in the three decades after the Civil War, and the transformation of that dream into widely accepted myths, shielding and perpetuating a conservative, racist society. Many young moderates of the period created a philosophy designed to enrich the region -- attempting to both restore the power and prestige and to lay the race question to rest. In spite of these men and their efforts, their dream of a "New South" joined the Antebellum illusion as a genuine social myth, with a controlling power over the way in which their followers, in both North and South, perceived reality.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 1, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9781603061438 |
| Publishers | University of Georgia Press |
| Pages | 312 |
| Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 213 mm · 399 g |
| Language | English |
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