Encyclopedia of Southern Culture (Hardcover)

~ (Editor), William Ferris (Editor), Ann J. Adadie (Editor)

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The American South, it has been said, is the most European of the nation's sections in manner and outlook, distinct enough that it may be reckoned to have its own--slippery term--culture. Its literature, language, climate, economy, cuisine, and history are recognizably different from those of New England and the Midwest, and even today Southerners remember that their homeland was once an independent nation crushed by a foreign military power. These may be justifications enough to warrant this massive regional encyclopedia, although a few questions go a-begging. (What, for instance, would an encyclopedia of American culture writ large contain? Do the mountaineers of Tennessee share a culture with the Gullah-speaking farmers of the South Carolina coast? Just what does culture mean, anyway?) In any case, the editors have assembled a fine roster of contributors who write on sweeping topics--African American life, agriculture, literature, the "mythic South," and the like--elaborated on by short essays on narrower subjects. The book was rightly voted Best Reference Book of 1989 by the American Library Association.

From Publishers Weekly

Organized into 24 thematic sections within four volumes, this comprehensive reference is a scholarly and at times humorous examination of the American South, covering a variety of topics, including the region's geography and cuisine, Elvis, the blues and Gone with the Wind . Illustrated.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1656 pages
• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press; 2nd Edition edition (September 18, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807818232
• ISBN-13: 978-0807818237
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.9 x 3.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #308,984 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book !!!, November 7, 2007

By	Della Smith "bookaholic" (Inland Empire CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great book. I enjoy hours of reading it. All of my childhood memories of growing up in Little Rock come back.

Being forced out of Arkansas to California to complete my education after Governor Faubus closed the schools, didn't dampen my view of the South.

I plan to buy all of the new subjects that have just been published by these publishers.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for ever southerner, October 27, 2007

By	P. B. Owen - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is a wonderful, interesting look of the south and it's history and cultures.