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The Mid-Atlantic Region The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures

Robert P. Marzec

Foreword by William Ferris, Consulting Editor

Paul S. Piper, Librarian Advisor

Book Code: GR2954

ISBN: 0-313-32954-0

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32954-8

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496 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

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Description: The Mid-Atlantic Region, including Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, is home to the crossroads of northeastern America, a nexus between New England, the Midwest, and the South. Furthermore, the region possesses incredible cultural diversity ranging from urban metropolises to shore communities to pastoral villages to "Rust Belt" towns. The Mid-Atlantic states are home to Iroquois tales and Washington Irving's literary legends; the Hudson River School of painting as well as the SoHo art community; the Adirondack mountains and the Cheasapeake Bay ecosystem; Amish barns and modernist skyscrapers; music ranging from New York punk to DC hardcore and to Pennsylvania polka to Bruce Springsteen; Philly cheesestakes and Maryland crabcakes; the traditional sport of lacrosse, the "cradle of quarterbacks," and the Subway Series. This volume contains thirteen overview chapters that present an impressive survey of the many ways in which the Mid-Atlantic has exemplified both "mixing pot" and "salad bowl" within the American experience. 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
Preface
Introduction by Robert P. Marzec
Architecture by Ian Morley
Art by Timothy Finnegan
Ecology and Environment by Robert P. Marzec, with Daniel Malerk
Ethnicity by Kathryn Wilson
Fashion by Emily Workman
Film and Theater by Thomas S. Hischak
Folklore by Michael Lovaglio
Food by Robert F. Moss, with Caffilene Allen
Language by Rebecca Roeder
Literature by Russell Leo
Music by Christine M. Battista
Religion by Jeremy Bonner
Sports and Recreation by Geoffrey Griffin
Timeline
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Editors and Contributors

LC Card Number: 2004056059

LCC Class: F106

Dewey Class: 974


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