Something in These Hills : The Culture of Family Land in Southern Appalachia /

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"What is the 'something in these hills' that ties mountain families to family land in the southern Appalachians? This ethnographic examination challenges contemporary theory and explores two interrelated themes: the duality of the southern Appalachians as both a menacing and majestic...

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Main Author: Coggeshall, John M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2022]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Land tenure > Social aspects.
Civilization.
Appalachians (People) > Ethnic identity.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Appalachians (People) > Land tenure > Social aspects.
Land tenure > Social aspects > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Southern Appalachian Region.
Appalachian Region, Southern > Civilization.
Ethnographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"What is the 'something in these hills' that ties mountain families to family land in the southern Appalachians? This ethnographic examination challenges contemporary theory and explores two interrelated themes: the duality of the southern Appalachians as both a menacing and majestic landscape and the emotional relationship to family land characteristic of long-term residents of these mountains"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (238 pages).
ISBN:9781469670270

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