The “Two Civilizations” Debate

9/13/99


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The “Two Civilizations” Debate

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Recent Interpretations

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Economic Dynamics

Cotton Production

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Was the South a “colonial” economy?

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Capital Invested in Manufacturing (Dollars per Capita)

Urbanization (percent living in towns of 2500 or more)

Leading Industries, 1860

Social Structure

Approximate Average Annual Rates of Natural Population Increase (in Percent)

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Political Development

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Cultural Dynamics

Christian Preachers, 1845

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Author: Gary J. Kornblith

Email: gary.kornblith@oberlin.edu