My Account Wish List
Advanced Search
Print - Close Window
www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR2805.aspx
All Greenwood Products
The Southwest The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures
Mark Busby
Foreword by William Ferris, Consulting Editor

Paul S. Piper, Librarian Advisor
Book Code: GR2805
ISBN: 0-313-32805-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32805-3
504 pages, maps; photos; tables
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: The Southwest has attained a mythical status, yet images of picturesque desert geography sometimes overshadow the remarkable variety of cultural contributions that originated in the region, which includes Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas. Architectural styles range from adobe constructions to the Santa Fe style to Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark Taliesin to Las Vegas casino kitsch. Regional dialects show the influence of Spanish-English hybrid speech as well as a multitude of Native American languages. Border music thrives in the region, while legendary musicians Leadbelly, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Stevie Ray Vaughan all contributed to the Texas blues genre. Writers such as Zane Grey and Cormac McCarthy have invented and reinvented the Southwestern tale, while such films as the seminal The Last Picture Show have painted indelible images of Southwestern life. Meanwhile, the American wildlife preservation movement has roots in 19th century Southwest lands and to this day maintains an especially imporant role in Southwestern sports and recreation. Mark Busby, director of the Southwest Regional Humanities Center, presents an authoritative reference on the unquestionably diverse and vibrant aspects of regional cultures in the American Southwest. 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 Mark Busby
  • Architecture by Maggie Valentine
  • Art by Holle Humphries
  • Ecology and Environment by Benjamin Johnson
  • Ethnicity by Ruben G. Mendoza and David L. Shaul
  • Fashion by Brenda Brandt
  • Film and Theater by Mark Busby
  • Folklore by J. Rhett Rushing
  • Food by Jay Cox Hayward
  • Language by Carol Lea Clark
  • Literature by Cory Lock
  • Music by Richard Holland
  • Religion by Jeremy Bonner
  • Sports and Recreation by Margaret Dwyer
  • Timeline
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Editor and Contributors
LC Card Number: 2004056067
LCC Class: F786
Dewey Class: 979
All rights reserved. Copyright © 1999-2008 Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
88 Post Road West, Westport CT 06881, (203) 226-3571