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Johnny Cash and the paradox of American identity /

From the Publisher: Throughout his career, Johnny Cash has been depicted-and has depicted himself-as a walking contradiction: social protester and establishment patriot, drugged wildman and devout Christian crusader, rebel outlaw hillbilly thug and elder statesman. Leigh H. Edwards explores the allu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Edwards, Leigh H., 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2009.
Colección:Profiles in popular music.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Cash as contradiction
  • "What is truth?" : authenticity and persona
  • "A boy named Sue" : American manhood
  • Gender and "the beast in me" : ramblers and rockabillies authenticity and persona
  • Race and identity politics
  • Man in black : class and national mythologies
  • The gospel road : Cash as saint and sinner
  • Conclusion : "God's gonna cut you down" : cultural legacies.