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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 975.8
EAN num: 9780820330501
ISBN number: 0820330507
Label: University of Georgia Press
Manufacturer: University of Georgia Press
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Page Count: 160
Printing Date: May 01, 2008
Publishing house: University of Georgia Press
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What Georgia Historical Quarterly called, 'One of the most refreshing works on the state to appear in years,' has now been updated to reflect the last decade of change in Georgia.
Georgia Odyssey is a lively survey of the state s history, from its beginnings as a European colony to its current standing as an international business mecca, from the self-imposed isolation of its Jim Crow era to its role as host of the centennial Olympic Games and beyond, from its long reign as the linchpin state of the Democratic Solid South to its current dominance by the Republican Party. This new edition incorporates current trends that have placed Georgia among the country's most dynamic and attractive states, fueled the growth of its Hispanic and Asian American populations, and otherwise dramatically altered its demographic, economic, social, and cultural appearance and persona.
'The constantly shifting cultural landscape of contemporary Georgia,' writes James C. Cobb, 'presents a jumbled panorama of anachronism, contradiction, contrast, and peculiarity.' A Georgia native, Cobb delights in debunking familiar myths about his state as he brings its past to life and makes it relevant to today. Not all of that past is pleasant to recall, Cobb notes. Moreover, not all of today's Georgians are as unequivocal as the tobacco farmer who informed a visiting journalist in 1938 that 'we Georgians are Georgian as hell.' That said, a great many Georgians, both natives and new arrivals, care deeply about the state's identity and consider it integral to their own. Georgia Odyssey is the ideal introduction to our past and a unique and often provocative look at the interaction of that past with our present and future.
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Go ahead and spend a couple more dollars and pick up a copy of the "New Georgia Guide." You'll get Dr. Cobb's "Georgia Odyssey" and the abbreviated history of almost every little town, community, nook, and cranny of Georgia. Historically speaking, Cobb achieved the task the the State asked him, write a consise history of Georgia. The book is a valuable asset to an intro to local history class, but the "New Georgia Guide" is full of those tasty tidbits Cobb, was probably forced, to leave out.
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Dr. Jim Cobb has written a marvelous volume on the state of Georgia and the changes that have molded it since precolonial days. He delves into the different socioeconomic, cultural and political arenas of Gerogia's history and shows us the State, warts and all, as it has been transformed over the last 200+ years. Prof. Cobb writes as only one who has lived and truly understands and loves the South can. A very satisfying read.
P.S.- It didn't hurt any to have had this fine gentleman as my old high school history teacher in his pre-University/academic days!
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