The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture

“ [A] multi-year, multi-dimensional, and unprecedented series.” — Library Journal

“[This book] proves itself both an indispensible tool for academics researching the material culture or semiotics of the South and a singular addition to the encyclopedia.” — The Southern Register

“This splendid addition to the New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture is not just 'about social class' but about a great many aspects of southern life as viewed through the prism of class, and many of its entries are polished and comprehensive essays. It’s not just for reference but for reading and reflection.” — John Shelton Reed, co-author, 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About the South

“Social class is both bold mystery and defining chasm in the American South. Where else would one expect to find more poor people and more politicians who are completely untroubled by their plight, than in the South of the twenty-first century? The scholars of this volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture lend an endless contribution to a continuing effort to understand the unfathomable. Bravo.” — Gene Nichol, Boyd Tinsley Distinguished Professor and director of the Center on Poverty, Work & Opportunity, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill