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The South The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures
Rebecca Mark, Rob Vaughan
Foreword by William Ferris, Consulting Editor

Paul S. Piper, Librarian Advisor
Book Code: GR2734
ISBN: 0-313-32734-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32734-6
560 pages, figures; maps
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2004
List Price: $99.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Subjects:
Description: Notions of southern culture run deep and wide through the American consciousness. Perhaps no region of the United States conjures up as many images or emotions as does the American South. Yet despite the stereotypes that resonate throughout society, it remains nearly impossible to categorize the many shades of culture found in the history of the southern states. Spanning from Atlantic coastal ecosystems to the Ozark Mountains to the Gulf of Mexico, the region is home to orange groves and Creole food; the Gothic Revival style and the New Urbanism movement; ragtime, Piedmont blues, and Appalachian folk songs; high school football battles and Tobacco Road basketball rivalries; the Cajun language, the Gullah tongue, and the famous Southern "drawl." From sartorial fashions to William Faulkner's Sartoris, this splendid volume documents southern culture in its many colors and forms. The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures is the first rigorous reference collection on the many ways in which American identity has been defined by its regions and its people. Each of its eight regional volumes presents thoroughly researched narrative chapters on "Architecture"; "Art"; "Ecology & Environment"; "Ethnicity"; "Fashion"; "Film & Theater"; "Folklore"; "Food"; "Language"; "Literature"; "Music"; "Religion"; and "Sports & Recreation." Each book also includes a volume-specific introduction, as well as a series foreword by noted regional scholar and former National Endowment for the Humanities chairman William Ferris, who served as Consulting Editor for this encyclopedia.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword by William Ferris
  • Preface
  • Introduction by Rebecca Mark and Rob Vaughan
  • Architecture by Paula Mohr
  • Art Barbara Rothermel
  • Environment and Ecology by Tasha Eichenseher
  • Ethnicity by Celeste Ray
  • Fashion by Maaja A. Stewart with Bryce Reveley
  • Film and Theater by Thomas S. Hischak
  • Folklore by Jon Lohman
  • Food by Susan Tucker and Sharon Stallworth Nossiter
  • Language by Michael Montgomery
  • Literature by Susan V. Donaldson
  • Music by David Sanjek
  • Religion by Paul Harvey
  • Sports and Recreation by Bruce Adelson
  • Timeline
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Editors and Contributors
LC Card Number: 2004056057
LCC Class: F209
Dewey Class: 975
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