In this innovative book; Edmund L. Drago tells the first full story of white children and their families in the most militant Southern state; and the state where the Civil War erupted. Drawing on a rich array of sources; many of them formerly untapped; Drago shows how the War transformed the domestic world of the white South. Households were devastated by disease; death; and deprivation. Young people took up arms like adults; often with tragic results. Thousands of fathers and brothers died in battle; many returned home with grave physical and psychological wounds. Widows and orphans often had to fend for themselves.From the first volley at Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor to the end of Reconstruction; Drago explores the extraordinary impact of war and defeat on the South Carolina home front. He covers a broad spectrum; from the effect of “boy soldiers†on the ideals of childhood and child rearing to changes in education; marriage customs; and community as well as family life. He surveys the children’s literature of the era and explores the changing dimensions of Confederate patriarchal society. By studying the implications of the War and its legacy in cultural memory; Drago unveils the conflicting perspectives of South Carolina children―white and black―today.
#41476 in Books Cox Aimee Meredith 2015-08-14Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.90 x .60 x 5.90l; .0 #File Name: 0822359316296 pagesShapeshifters Black Girls and the Choreography of Citizenship
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An elegant and intellectual; must-read ethnography.By Chach McGeeShapeshifters is a masterfully written ethnography surrounding a population that has been all but ignored in academia: Black girls. Cox creates fertile dialectical space by weaving together elegant storytelling with scholarly observation. Through the accounts of her experiences with these girls and women; Cox attempts to reframe society's perception of Black girls as "at-risk;" "deficient;" and "too much; too loud" into one of "wonderful excess" and adaptability. I highly recommend this book.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An excellent ethnography about black girls in Detroit.By Shaka McGlottenA brilliant ethnography about an understudied topic. Professor Cox demonstrates mastery of a wide range of theoretical perspectives to understand how black girls and young women navigate the complexities of belonging as subjects of a city and a country that often forgets about them; as well as to one another. I learned so much from this book.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. ShapeshiftingBy CLMc121860Read this book for a class. It was interesting. Made me wonder about the further adventures of these women. Greeted a place of curiosity in me about issues of poor black women that I had not considered
