American South in a Global World

Looking beyond broad theories of globalization, this volume examines the specific effects of globalizing forces on the southern United States. Eighteen essays approach globalization from a variety of perspectives, addressing such topics as relations between global and local communities; immigration, particularly of Latinos and Asians; local industry in a time of globalization; power and confrontation between rural and urban worlds; race, ethnicity, and organizing for social justice; and the assimilation of foreign-born professionals.From portraits of the political and economic positions of Latinos in Miami and Houston to the effects of mountaintop removal on West Virginia communities, these snapshots of globalization across a broad southern ground help redirect the study of the South in response to how the South itself is being reshaped by globalization in the twenty-first century.Contributors:Catherine Brooks, Morristown, New JerseyDavid H. Ciscel, University of MemphisThaddeus Countway Guldbrandsen, University of New HampshireCarla Jones, University of Colorado, BoulderSawa Kurotani, University of Redlands (Redlands, Cal.)Paul A. Levengood, Virginia Historical SocietyCarrie R. Matthews, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBryan McNeil, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillMarcela Mendoza, University of MemphisDonald M. Nonini, University of TorontoJames L. Peacock, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBarbara Ellen Smith, University of MemphisJennie M. Smith, Berry College (Mount Berry, Ga.)Sandy Smith-Nonini, University of TorontoEllen Griffith Spears, Emory UniversityGregory Stephens, University of West Indies-MonaSteve Striffler, University of ArkansasAjantha Subramanian, Harvard UniversityMeenu Tewari, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillLucila Vargas, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillHarry L. Watson, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillRachel A. Willis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill