Two Worlds in the Tennessee Mountains : Exploring the Origins of Appalachian Stereotypes /

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Most Americans know Appalachia through stereotyped images: moonshine and handicrafts, poverty and illiteracy, rugged terrain and isolated mountaineers. Historian David Hsiung maintains that in order to understand the origins of such stereotypes, we must look critically at their underlying concepts,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hsiung, David C., 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [1997]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Social isolation.
Social conditions.
Geography.
Economic history.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Stereotypes > Tennessee (Est) > Histoire.
Isolement social > Tennessee (Est) > Histoire.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) > Tennessee, East > History.
Social isolation > Tennessee, East > History.
East Tennessee.
Tennessee, East > Economic conditions.
Tennessee, East > Geography.
Tennessee, East > Social conditions.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Most Americans know Appalachia through stereotyped images: moonshine and handicrafts, poverty and illiteracy, rugged terrain and isolated mountaineers. Historian David Hsiung maintains that in order to understand the origins of such stereotypes, we must look critically at their underlying concepts, especially those of isolation and community. Hsiung focuses on the mountainous area of upper East Tennessee, tracing this area's development from the first settlementin the eighteenth century to the eve of the Civil War. Through his examination, he identifies the different ways in which the region's.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9780813161525

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