{"product_id":"the-path-to-a-modern-south-9780292708884","title":"The Path to a Modern South","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe forces that turned Northeast Texas from a poverty-stricken region into a more economically prosperous area.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This work is a bold step for Texas history. Not only does it advance a fascinating and convincing new argument concerning the forces that shaped Texas history during this era, it also delves into economic and social questions that have remained untouched by past studies... This book has the potential for a wide general readership among those interested in Texas history.\" Carl H. Moneyhon, author of Arkansas and the New South, 1874-1929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Seeing the Whole by Spotting a Part\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart One: Foundations \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. The Fluid and the Constant: Persistent Factionalism, Lynching, and Reform, 1887-1896\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Competition, Innovation, and a Changing Economy, 1897-1914\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Two: Transformations \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. A New Political Order, 1897-1912\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. \"Old Ideas\" and \"Improved Conditions\": Law, Custom, and Memory, 1902-1914\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. An Economic Roller Coaster, 1914-1930\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. World War I and a Shifting Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Women, the Ku Klux Klan, and Factional Identity, 1920-1927\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Three: Modernity \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e8. Politics and Culture: 1928\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue: Stars and Bars and the Lone Star: Memory, Texas, and the South\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Comment on Primary Sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400848253271,"sku":"9780292708884","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292708884.jpg?v=1730471731","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-path-to-a-modern-south-9780292708884","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}