The the New Encyclopedia Of Southern Culture

Paperback / softback. New. "Published with the assistance of the Anniversary Endowment Fund of the University of North Carolina Press."

Paperback / softback. New. Features entries on topics ranging from religious broadcasting to snake handling as well as Asian religions, Latino religion, New Age religion, Islam, Native American religion, and social activism. This encyclopedia contains contributions of more than 60 authorities in the field of religious culture in the American South.

Paperback / softback. New. Offers a current and authoritative reference to urbanization in the American South from the eighteenth century to the twenty-first, surveying important southern cities individually and examining the various issues that shape patterns of urbanization from a broad regional perspective.

Paperback / softback. New. Science and medicine have been critical to southern history and the formation of southern culture. For three centuries, scientists in the South have documented the lush natural world around them and set a lasting tradition of inquiry. The essays in this volume explore this legacy as well as recent developments in technology, research, and… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New. Transcending familiar categories of ""black"" and ""white,"" this volume offers an understanding of ""southernness"" by identifying the array of cultures that combined to shape the South. Its essays examine the ways people perform and maintain cultural identities through folklore, religious faith, dress, music, cooking, and transgenerational tradition.

Paperback / softback. New. From semitropical coastal areas to high mountain terrain, from swampy lowlands to modern cities, the environment holds a fundamental importance in shaping the character of the American South. This volume surveys the dynamic environmental forces that have shaped human culture in the region - and the ways humans have shaped their environment.

Paperback / softback. New. Surveying the vast diversity of foodways within the region and the collective qualities that make them distinctively southern, this volume marks the first encyclopedia of the food culture of the American South. It explore the richness of southern foodways, examining not only what southerners eat but also why they eat it.

Paperback / softback. New. Southern music has flourished as a meeting ground for the traditions of West African and European peoples in the region, leading to the evolution of various traditional folk genres, bluegrass, country, jazz, gospel, rock, blues, and southern hip-hop. This volume celebrates this essential element of southern life.

Paperback / softback. New. Discusses the contestable issue of where the cultural South is located, both on maps and in the minds of Americans. The author's introductory essay explores the evolution of geographic patterns of life within the region - agricultural practices, urban patterns, residential buildings, religious preferences, foodways, and language.

Paperback / softback. New. Contains thematic articles that address subjects such as sexuality, respectability, and paternalism. This book also investigates the role of gender in broader subjects, including the civil rights movement, country music, and sports. It also highlights individuals such as Oprah Winfrey, the Grimke sisters, and Dale Earnhardt.

Paperback / softback. New. Celebrates the South's literary culture and recognizes the evolution of the southern literary canon. This volume includes 31 thematic essays addressing major genres of literature; theoretical categories, such as regionalism, the southern gothic, and agrarianism; and themes in southern writing, such as food, religion, and sexuality.

Paperback / softback. New. Portrays the legal and political character of the South. This title contains 16 essays and 43 topical entries focussing on legal aspects. It also includes 34 essays and, 70 shorter topical entries on the political scenario.

Paperback / softback. New. "Published with the assistance of the Anniversary Endowment Fund of the University of North Carolina Press."

Paperback / softback. New. "Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi."