University of Georgia Press, 2002.

The late twentieth century witnessed a renewed scholarly interest in the issue of nationalism, generated not only by the resurgence of ethnic and religious conflicts in many parts of the world, but also by the many problems posed by the increasingly multiethnic and multiracial character of western European societies. During the same period, revisionist approaches to the history of the United States South came to maturity, prompting scholars to confront old questions in a different light, transcending national boundaries and placing their national experience in international, comparative contexts.