The new mind of the south book austin public library. The new mind of the south book by tracy thompson official. Cashs book defined the way in which millions of readers on both sides of the masondixon linewould see. Thoroughly researched and beautifully written, it suggests that if dixie can make peace with the hellish parts of its legacy while fostering its inherent strengths, it just might achieve a real breakthrough. This groundbreaking, thoughtprovoking exploration upends stereotypes and fallacies to reveal the true heart of the south todaya region still misunderstood by outsiders and even by its own society. The south of the mind demonstrates that we cannot hope to understand recent u.
It is a mustread for those interested in the postwar south. In this knowing and sensitive book walter isaacson, author of steve jobs, pulitzer prizefinalist tracy thompson upends stereotypes and fallacies to reveal the true heart of the american south today. The new mind of the south book hillsborough county. One cant understand the south without dealing with the two rs, race and religion, and thompson covers those quite astutely, along with family life, farming, rural culture, and politics.
Mar 22, 20 the contemporary american south is so different from the troubled yet exotic dixie of the past that its nearly unrecognizable, argues tracy thompson in her splendid new book, the new mind of. The new mind of the south book hillsborough county public. The new mind of the south by tracy thompson the boston. She explores how the south functions, not in opposition to a dominant culture, but as a piece of an american puzzle. The title is a play on wj cashs classic book from the 40s, the mind of the south. If you identify yourself as a southerner, we want to know what that means for you. The new mind of the south in this knowing and sensitive book walter isaacson, author of steve jobs, pulitzer prizefinalist tracy thompson upends stereotypes and fallacies to reveal the true heart of the american south today. The book contains numerous valuable insights and much thoughtprovoking analysis of what made and in many respects, still makes the southern section of the united states unique. Cashs book was considered the virtual bible on the origins of southern identity and its transformation through time. Of books about the south and southerners there were plenty at the time and there. The new mind of the south by tracy thompson, paperback. Study the south the south of the mind is a delight to read and organized with meticulous care.
The new mind of the south imgbelt img new mind ofthe south. This groundbreaking, thoughtprovoking exploration upends stereotypes and fallacies to reveal the true heart of the south today a region still. Her book the new mind of the south, released in march by simon and schuster, has pushed thompsons awareness of the realities of southern life to the forefront of scholars and critics minds. Every textbook comes with a 21day any reason guarantee. Thompson writes clearly and vividly, with chapters that discuss a wide variety of topics. A georgiaborn journalist tries to make sense of todays american south. The new mind of the south is a lucid and inspired endeavor that gracefully handles the southern paradoxes and polishes away rusted typecasts. Simon and schuster, mar 5, 20 social science 272 pages. Through an analysis of film, music, and politics, lechner demonstrates how white americans sought to distinguish themselves from the violence and racism of white southerness while also being drawn to the regions pastoral image as. The new mind of the south ebook by tracy thompson official.
Thompson, though she makes only a single reference to cash an inexcusable omission in a book that aims to analyze the southern character. Thoroughly researched and beautifully written, it suggests that if dixie can make peace with the hellish. But in her groundbreaking, thoughtprovoking exploration of the region, tracy thompson. The new mind of the south by tracy thompson the washington. Other articles where the mind of the south is discussed.
The new mind of the south by tracy thompson kirkus. The new mind of the south, by tracy thompson the new. This spring there are two new books by liberal white journalists from the deep south, honest minds both, that deserve more critical attention than theyre likely to receive. Tracy thompsons the new mind of the south refers to w.
Buy a cheap copy of the new mind of the south book by tracy thompson. In that sense, she is honoring the tradition inaugurated by wilbur joseph cash in 1941 in his classic, the mind of the south. Mar 16, 2021 this groundbreaking, thoughtprovoking exploration upends stereotypes and fallacies to reveal the true heart of the south todaya region still misunderstood by outsiders and even by its own society. Apr 03, 20 his book is sitting on my desk right now with little sticky notes all over it. Investigative journalist tracy thompson spent years traveling throughout the south and discovered a place both amazingly similar to and radically different from the land she knew as a child. In this knowing and sensitive book walter isaacson, author of steve jobs, pulitzer prizefinalist tracy thompson upends stereotypes and fallacies to. Mar 07, 20 in tracy thompsons the new mind of the south, she treks through the states of the old confederacy in an attempt to figure out where southerners stand in the present moment. Mar 18, 2014 rent the new mind of the south 1st edition 9781439158470 today, or search our site for other textbooks by tracy thompson. But in her groundbreaking, thoughtprovoking exploration of the region, tracy thompson, a. Lechner expands our discussion of an imagined south chronologically, into the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s, as. Cash to publish a book entitled the mind of the south was a most courageous act. Apr 07, 2014 friend and reader of my column thanks to all the readers. It has the largest population outside the town of parvomay in the municipality. Cash, a loyal son of the south, that examines and attempts to explain southern history, values, and attitudes.
Not only is the south that thompson knew disappearing, but southerners dont have much awareness of their past. The new mind of the south by tracy thompson overview this groundbreaking, thoughtprovoking exploration upends stereotypes and fallacies to reveal the true heart of the south todaya region still misunderstood by outsiders and even by its own society. In the new mind of the south, recently released in paperback, journalist tracy thompson attempts to sift through the mythologies and romantic notions surrounding the south s identity. Tags the books the new mind of the south tracy thompson recently in books david frances how to survive a zadie smiths swing time mata hari gains a sensual and plague is a remarkable, dismantles the question tragic voice in paulo coelhos infuriating history of aids which woman do you sleep. Appreciate the vase of daffodils on your dining room table, and peek out the window onto the. Heres a perfect nonfiction summer reading for those of you wanting to settle on your porch in the evening hours, beverage adult or otherwise in hand, and just be entertained and instructed by an author whose reflections on and travelogue about the contemporary south is one of the better ones ive ever read. Lechner expands our discussion of an imagined south chronologically, into the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s, as well as topically.
Mar 22, 20 cash, of course, was writing about the white south, white southern males most particularly, and indeed as tracy thompson notes in the new mind of the south, the word southerners is. Tracy thompson, an atlanta native and former constitution reporter now based in washington, has published a book with the ambitious, seductive title the new mind of the. Sometimes insightful, sometimes infuriating, the mind of the south is mandatory reading for anyone who would understand the region. Further, unlike most books on the subjects, thompson discusses black people as southerners the term southerner, infuriatingly, is nearly always a synonym for. Dec 16, 2014 even so, this book is by no means the final word on the south, nor should it be.
Harvey mathes faces the city of memphis from a pedestal in the former confederate park in downtown. Mar 01, 20 in her quietly brilliant book the new mind of the south, tracy thompson writes that southerners haveor at least imagine they havea unique relationship to dirt. In this knowing and sensitive book walter isaacson, author of steve jobs, pulitzer prizefinalist tracy. The new mind of the south visits the modern heart of. From its investigation of the southern class system to its pioneering assessments of the regions legacies of racism, religiosity, and romanticism, w. Cashs book defined the way in which millions of readers on both sides of the masondixon line would see the south for decades to come. Immigration is a new factor, because until recently most immigrants to the united states didnt choose to settle. But in her groundbreaking, thoughtprovoking exploration of the region, tracy thompson, a georgia native and.
Thompson the ghost in the house, a veteran journalist, pulitzer finalist, and georgia native, reexamines the notion of southern identity following w. As a document of current southern ideas, the new mind of the south feels like essential reading. This groundbreaking, thoughtprovoking exploration upends stereotypes and fallacies to reveal the true heart of the south today a region still misunderstood by outsiders and even by its own society. The book contains numerous valuable insights and much thoughtprovoking analysis of what made and in many respects, still makes the southern section of the. Ever since its publication in 1941, the mind of the south has been recognized as a pathbreaking work of scholarship and as a literary achievement of enormous eloquence and insight in its own right. Ever since its publication in 1941, the mind of the south has been recognized as a pathbreaking work of scholarship and as a literary achievement of enormous. Thompson, a georgia native, laments and celebrates in turn the progress the south has made since her childhood.
Mar 28, 20 were talking with tracy thompson, author of the book the new mind of the south. On this diagnostic tour of the south s kudzulined highways, thompsons cartographic eye is keen. In the new mind of the south, the georgiaborn writer tracy thompson pops in on various communities to explore how the region has. The new mind of the south by tracy thompson goodreads. Mar 18, 2014 the new mind of the south is a cleareyed, deeply considered look at the evolution of a part of the country that, more than a century after the end of the civil war, continues to remain something of a foreign entity to rest of the nation. It is 22 km to the south of parvomay town, 8 km to the north of village novakovo, 7 km to the east of village lenovo and 8 km to the south of village bryagovo. Thompson has written its sequel for the twentyfirst century. Her book the new mind of the south, released in march by simon and schuster, has pushed thompsons awareness of the realities of southern life to the forefront of scholars.
For starters, this means there is no such thing as southern cultureonly cultures, plural, which range from the equivalent of the militantly zionist the neoconfederate crowd to the hassidic regular attendees of the ole missalabama game, perhaps and all. Review of tracy thompsons the new mind of the south. Thompson is trying to update wilbur joseph cashs classic 1941 work the mind of the south. After twenty years of living outside the deep south, i decided to set out to make sense of my native region as it moves into the second decade of the 21 st century. Born and bred southerner and pulitzerprize nominated tracy thompson 77c wanted to be a great writer, she says. The new mind of the south by tracy thompson the boston globe. The new mind of the south is a cleareyed, deeply considered look at the evolution of a part of the country that, more than a century after the end of the civil war. Written in 1940, the mind of the south is a booklength essay by w. The south of the mind is based in solid research and a thoughtprovoking, entertaining narrative. The new york times wyattbrowns introduction is the sanest overview of the mind of the south ive yet encountered. Cashs classic, the mind of the south for the 21st century. Buy a cheap copy of the mind of the south book by w.
The new mind of the south being a southerner is a lot like being a jew, and every bit as complicated. Fever, the sleepwalkers, the new mind of the south in paperback this week, mary beth keane writes with the voice of mary mallon, christopher clark looks the years leading. The new mind of the south, by tracy thompson the new york. The new mind of the south visits the modern heart of dixie. The new mind of the south tracy thompson 9781439158036. First, she defines the south in a way i can agree with. Being southern requires not only a special state of mind, but a special spirit that is, by turns, as alluring as it is odious. Tracy thompson, a georgia native, asserts that it has merely drawn on its oldest tradition.
Apr 24, 20 in the new mind of the south, the georgiaborn writer tracy thompson pops in on various communities to explore how the region has changed over the last few decades, in some cases irrevocably. Its a great question about what could fairly be described the most unique, tortured and remote region of the united states. Jul 01, 20 the new mind of the south offers a wideranging picture of the regions current political, social, and economic climate. This new, fiftiethanniversary edition of the mind of the south includes an incisive analysis of cash himself and of his crucial place in the history of modern southern letters.
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