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Sense of Place
Allen, Barbara. Ed(S): Schlereth, Thomas J.
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Description for Sense of Place
Paperback. Editor(s): Schlereth, Thomas J. Num Pages: 213 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Despite the homogenization of American life, areas of strong regional consciousness still persist in the United States, and there is a growing interest in regionalism among the public and among academics. In response to that interest ten folklorists here describe and interpret a variety of American regional cultures in the twentieth century. Their book is the first to deal specifically with regional culture and the first to employ the perspective of folklore in the study of regional identity and consciousness.
The authors range widely over the United States, from the Eastern Shore to the Pacific Northwest, from the Southern ... Read more
Despite the homogenization of American life, areas of strong regional consciousness still persist in the United States, and there is a growing interest in regionalism among the public and among academics. In response to that interest ten folklorists here describe and interpret a variety of American regional cultures in the twentieth century. Their book is the first to deal specifically with regional culture and the first to employ the perspective of folklore in the study of regional identity and consciousness.
The authors range widely over the United States, from the Eastern Shore to the Pacific Northwest, from the Southern ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813108179
SKU
V9780813108179
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