Encyclopedia of Southern Culture - Rilegato

Wilson, Charles Reagan; Ferris, William

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ISBN 10: 0807818232 ISBN 13: 9780807818237

Casa editrice: Univ of North Carolina Pr, 1989

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Offers a large-scale, detailed portrait of life and culture in the Southern United States. Bibliogs

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The American South is a geographical entity, a historical fact, a place in the imagination, and the homeland of an array of Americans who consider themselves southerners. The region is often shrouded in romance and myth, but its realities are as intriguing, as intricate, as its legends. The "Encyclopedia of Southern Culture" is "the first attempt ever" notes "U.S. News & World Report," "to describe every aspect of a region's life and thought, the impact of its history and policies, its music and literature, its manners and myths, even the iced tea that washes down its catfish and cornbread." There are many Souths, many southerners. The region's fundamental uniqueness, in fact, lies in its peculiar combination of cultural traits, a somewhat curious, often elusive blend created by blacks and whites who have lived together for more than 300 years. In telling their stories, the "Encyclopedia of Southern Culture" ranges from grand historical themes to the whimsical; from the arts and high culture (William Faulkner and Leontyne Price) to folk culture (quilts, banjos, and grits) to popular culture (Gilley's and "Gone With the Wind"). The "Encyclopedia"'s definition of the South is a cultural one: the South is found wherever southern culture is found. Although the focus is on the eleven states of the former Confederacy, this volume also encompasses southern outposts in midwestern and middle-Atlantic border states, even the southern pockets of Chicago, Detroit, and Bakersfield. To foster a deeper understanding of the South's cultural patterns, the editors have organized this reference book around twenty-four thematic sections, including history, religion, folklore, language, art andarchitecture, recreation, politics, the mythic South, urbanization, literature, music, violence, law, and media. The life experiences of southerners are discussed in sections on black life, ethnic life, and women's life. Throughout, the broad goal is to identify the forces that have supported eith

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• Editore: Univ of North Carolina Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0807818232
• ISBN 13: 9780807818237
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 1656