Special Friends-Only Encyclopedia Prices

Dear Friend of the Center,

By now I know you have heard about the landmark New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, published by the University of North Carolina Press and sponsored by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture. The original Encyclopedia, published in 1989, was the first book to deal exclusively with an American regional culture. Now, 20 years later, in the wake of profound changes in the South, the Center and the Press have come together to publish a thoroughly revised and updated edition that reflects these changes and includes the newest scholarship about the region.

The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture is being published in a series of 24 individual volumes, based on the thematic sections of the original. Charles Reagan Wilson is the general editor of the series. To date, 13 volumes have been published, and volume 14 is scheduled for Fall 2009.

Right now, you can order volumes 1–13 at the special discount price of $365. These are jacketed hardcover editions, whose combined retail value is over $500. If you have been wanting to add these valuable books to your collection, the happy news is that they are available at a tremendous savings. If you already have a few of the volumes, as a friend of the Center you can receive the same 30 percent discount off any of the published volumes you would like to purchase individually. With the discount, the price of each hardcover is $28—a saving of $12 on each book.

Once you take advantage of this offer, UNC Press will send you an e-mail as soon as each new volume is published. You will be able to get the same discount price on volumes 14–24, expected to be published over the next three years, so you will find it easy to complete your set of the series. For more information on the series, simply go to www.uncpress.unc.edu/browse/page/583.

You can purchase the full 13-volume set, or add individual volumes to your shopping cart. When you are ready to check out, type in promotion code 01NESCLB in the box at the upper-right-hand corner of the checkout screen to see your discounted totals.

To repeat the details of this offer, you get all 13 published volumes—from volume 1, Religion, to volume 13, Gender, a $500+ value—for only $365. Or you can order individual volumes at a $28, $12 off the retail price. Thanks for considering this offer, and thanks for your support of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture. Feel free to contact us with any questions or comments.

Sincerely,

Ted Ownby
Center for the Study of Southern Culture
The University of Mississippi