The Enduring South

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“An extraordinary book which should have widespread appeal, . . . by a gifted young sociologist who clearly relishes both the style and the traditions of the South.” (Jonathan R. Cole, Public Opinion Quarterly)
 
“An excellent demonstration of the use of archival data to investigate an important topic. . . . a lucid, interesting, and concisely written book which reports a well-conceived and well-executed study.”
    (Norval Glenn, Social Forces)
 
“Readers will appreciate the clarity of his argument, his vigorous prose, and the occasional flashes of humor which enliven his pages.”
    (Robert A. Hohner, Journal of Southern History)

“An impressive set of tables constructed from opinion surveys, . . . supported by well-written, convincing textual analyses and commentaries.”
    (Charles P. Roland, American Historical Review)
 
“Of great use to any serious student of the South.” (Social Science Quarterly)
 
“Reed writes with clarity, brevity, charm, and humor.”
    (Benjamin J. Keeley, Contemporary Sociology)
 
“Brief, clear, and graceful in style, witty and modest in its lack of claims to methodological precision and definiteness. . . . maintains a nice balance between objective analysis and sympathetic criticism.”
    (William C. Havard, Journal of Politics)
 
“Novelists, historians and journalists from Faulkner to Woodward to Cash have inquired with great perception into the southern consciousness, but their judgments have rested on informed speculation rather than hard evidence —for how, indeed, does one ‘research’ a society's ‘mind’? Reed has found an answer that seems to work." (Jonathan Yardley, The New Republic)

“[An] occasionally eloquent summary of the position of the South in American society.” (Jared Lobdell, National Review)