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Deep South: A Social Anthropological Study of Caste and Class (Southern Classics),Used
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First published in 1941, Deep South is the cooperative effort of a team of social anthropologists to document the economic, racial, and cultural character of the Jim Crow South through a study of a representative rural Mississippi community. Researchers Allison Davis, Burleigh B. Gardner, and Mary R. Gardner lived among the people of Natchez, Mississippi, as they investigated how class and caste informed daily life in a typical southern community. This Southern Classics edition of their study offers contemporary students of history a provocative collection of primary material gathered by conscientious and welltrained participantobservers, who found thenas nowintertwined social and economic inequalities at the root of racial tensions.Expanding on earlier studies of community stratification by social class, researchers in the Deep South Project introduced the additional concept of caste, which parsed a community through rigid social ranks assigned at birth and unalterable through lifea concept readily identifiable in the racial divisions of the Jim Crow South. As African American researchers, Davis and his wife, Elizabeth, along with his assistant St. Clair Drake, were able to gain unrivaled access to the black community in rural Mississippi, unavailable to their white counterparts. Through their interviews and experiences, the authors vividly capture the nuances in casteenforcing systems of tenantlandlord relations, local government, and law enforcement. But the chief achievement of Deep South is its rich analysis of how the southern economic system, and sharecropping in particular, functioned to maintain rigid caste divisions along racial lines.In the new introduction to this edition, Jennifer Jensen Wallach situates this germinal study within the field of social anthropology and against the backdrop of similar community studies of the era. She also details the subsequent careers of this distinguished team of researchers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is 'Deep South: A Social Anthropological Study of Caste and Class' about? A: The book presents a collaborative study by social anthropologists documenting the economic, racial, and cultural character of the Jim Crow South, focusing on a rural Mississippi community.
- Q: Who are the authors of this book? A: The book is authored by Allison Davis, Burleigh B. Gardner, and Mary R. Gardner, who conducted the research in the 1940s.
- Q: What is the significance of the caste system discussed in the book? A: The book introduces the concept of caste, which categorizes individuals into rigid social ranks assigned at birth, and examines its impact on racial divisions in the Jim Crow South.
- Q: When was this book first published? A: The book was first published in 1941 and is now available in its Fourth Edition, released on February 12, 2009.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: This edition of the book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: How many pages does the book contain? A: The book contains a total of 600 pages.
- Q: Is 'Deep South' considered a primary source for social anthropology? A: Yes, the book is regarded as a significant primary source that provides insights into the social and economic dynamics of a historically relevant community.
- Q: What can readers expect from the introduction in this edition? A: The introduction by Jennifer Jensen Wallach situates the study within social anthropology and discusses the researchers' subsequent careers.
- Q: What condition is the used book in? A: The product is described as a used book in good condition.
- Q: Is this book suitable for students of history? A: Yes, this book is ideal for students of history as it offers valuable primary material and insights into social structures of the past.