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The South and the New Deal /
When Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn in as president, the South was unmistakably the most disadvantaged part of the nation. The region's economy was the weakest, its educational level the lowest, its politics the most rigid, and its laws and social mores the most racially slanted. Moreover, the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Kentucky :
The University Press of Kentucky,
2006.
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| Edición: | Paperback edition. |
| Colección: | New perspectives on the South.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | When Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn in as president, the South was unmistakably the most disadvantaged part of the nation. The region's economy was the weakest, its educational level the lowest, its politics the most rigid, and its laws and social mores the most racially slanted. Moreover, the region was prostrate from the effects of the Great Depression. Roosevelt's New Deal effected significant changes on the southern landscape, challenging many traditions and laying the foundations for subsequent alterations in the southern way of life. At the same time, firmly entrenched values and institu. |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (222 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780813157344 081315734X 0813118360 9780813118369 |