Creating the Modern South(English, Paperback, Flamming Douglas)

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Creating the Modern South(English, Paperback, Flamming Douglas) is written by Flamming Douglas and published by The University of North Carolina Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0807845450 (ISBN 10) and 9780807845455 (ISBN 13).

In Creating the Modern South , Douglas Flamming examines one hundred years in the life of the mill and the town of Dalton, Georgia, providing a uniquely perceptive view of Dixie's social and economic transformation. ""Beautifully written, it combines the rich specificity of a case study with broadly applicable synthetic conclusions.""-- Technology and Culture ""A detailed and nuanced study of community development. . . . Creating the Modern South is an important book and will be of interest to anyone in the field of labor history.""-- Journal of Economic History ""A rich and provocative study. . . . Its major contribution to our knowledge of the South is its careful account of the evolution and collapse of mill culture.""-- Journal of Southern History ""Ambitious, and at times provocative, Creating the Modern South is a well-researched, highly readable, and engaging book.""-- Journal of American History