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Author Peacock, James L.

Title Grounded globalism : how the U.S. South embraces the world / James L. Peacock.

Publication Info. Athens, Ga. ; London : University of Georgia Press, [2007]
©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 311 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series The new Southern studies
New southern studies.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-294) and index.
Contents A model -- The South as/in the world -- From oppositionality to integration -- Dualism to pluralism : global diversity on Southern ground -- Southern space : from sense of place to force field -- Meaning : religion in the global South -- Subjectivities : meaning making in the changing South -- Politics : is globalism liberal? is a local focus conservative?
Summary 'Grounded Globalism' is a study of globalism's impact on a region legendarily resistant to change that draws on diverse perspectives. It looks at the South to develop the idea of 'grounded globalism' in which abstract global forces and local cultures rooted in history and place reverberate against each other.
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Subject Southern States -- Civilization -- 21st century.
Southern States.
Civilization.
Chronological Term 21st century
Subject Southern States -- Civilization.
Cosmopolitanism -- Southern States.
Cosmopolitanism.
Globalization -- Social aspects -- Southern States.
Globalization -- Social aspects.
Group identity -- Southern States.
Group identity.
Cultural pluralism -- Southern States.
Cultural pluralism.
Regionalism -- Southern States.
Regionalism.
Southern States -- Religion.
Religion.
Political culture -- Southern States.
Political culture.
Arts and society -- Southern States.
Arts and society.
Chronological Term 2000 - 2099
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Peacock, James L. Grounded globalism. Athens, Ga. ; London : University of Georgia Press, ©2007 9780820328683 (DLC) 2007015453 (OCoLC)123539322
ISBN 9780820341569 (electronic book)
0820341568 (electronic book)
9780820328683
0820328685