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

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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Auteur principal: Hsiung, David C., 1961-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [1997]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9780813161525