Neo-Confederacy

<p>A century and a half after the conclusion of the Civil War the legacy of the Confederate States of America continues to influence national politics in profound ways. Drawing on magazines such as <i>Southern Partisan</i> and publications from the secessionist organization League of the South as well as DixieNet and additional newsletters and websites <i>Neo-Confederacy</i> probes the veneer of this movement to reveal goals far more extensive than a mere celebration of ancestry.</p> <p>Incorporating groundbreaking essays on the Neo-Confederacy movement this eye-opening work encompasses such topics as literature and music; the ethnic and cultural claims of white Anglo-Celtic southerners; gender and sexuality; the origins and development of the movement and its tenets; and ultimately its nationalization into a far-reaching factor in reactionary conservative politics. The first book-length study of this powerful sociological phenomenon <i>Neo-Confederacy</i> raises crucial questions about the mainstreaming of an ideology that founded on notions of white supremacy has made curiously strong inroads throughout the realms of sexist homophobic anti-immigrant and often orthodox Christian populations that would otherwise have no affiliation with the regionality or heritage traditionally associated with Confederate history.</p>