INTRODUCTION REIMAGINING THE OLD SOUTH- L. DIANE BARNES, BRIAN SCHOEN, AND FRANK TOWERS-- PART ONE: THE SOUTH IN A WORLD OF NATIONS-- PART TWO: SLAVERY IN A MODERNIZING SOCIETY-- PART THREE: MATERIAL PROGRESS AND ITS DISCONTENTS-- PART FOUR: THE BLURRED BOUNDARIES OF SOUTHERN CULTURE-- PART FIVE: THE LONG VIEW OF THE OLD SOUTH-- AFTERWORD -MICHAEL O'BRIEN (UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE)-- CONCLUSION THE FUTURE OF THE OLD SOUTH- L. DIANE BARNES, BRIAN SCHOEN, AND FRANK TOWERS.