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The Southwest: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures (Volume 8)

Autor Mark Busby
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 dec 2004 – vârsta până la 17 ani
The Southwest has attained a mythical status, yet images of picturesque desert geography sometimes overshadow the remarkable variety of cultural contributions that originated in the region, which includes Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas. Architectural styles range from adobe constructions to the Santa Fe style to Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark Taliesin to Las Vegas casino kitsch. Regional dialects show the influence of Spanish-English hybrid speech as well as a multitude of Native American languages. Border music thrives in the region, while legendary musicians Leadbelly, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Stevie Ray Vaughan all contributed to the Texas blues genre. Writers such as Zane Grey and Cormac McCarthy have invented and reinvented the Southwestern tale, while such films as the seminal The Last Picture Show have painted indelible images of Southwestern life. Meanwhile, the American wildlife preservation movement has roots in 19th century Southwest lands and to this day maintains an especially imporant role in Southwestern sports and recreation. Mark Busby, director of the Southwest Regional Humanities Center, presents an authoritative reference on the unquestionably diverse and vibrant aspects of regional cultures in the American Southwest.The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures is the first rigorous reference collection on the many ways in which American identity has been defined by its regions and its people. Each of its eight regional volumes presents thoroughly researched narrative chapters on Architecture; Art; Ecology & Environment; Ethnicity; Fashion; Film & Theater; Folklore; Food; Language; Literature; Music; Religion; and Sports & Recreation. Each book also includes a volume-specific introduction, as well as a series foreword by noted regional scholar and former National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman William Ferris, who served as Consulting Editor for this encyclopedia.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780313328053
ISBN-10: 0313328056
Pagini: 504
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 27 mm
Greutate: 1.08 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Greenwood
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

MARK BUSBY is Director of the Southwest Regional Humanities Center and Professor of English at Texas State University, San Marcos.

Cuprins

Foreword by William FerrisPrefaceIntroduction by Mark BusbyArchitecture by Maggie ValentineArt by Holle HumphriesEcology and Environment by Benjamin JohnsonEthnicity by Ruben G. Mendoza and David L. ShaulFashion by Brenda BrandtFilm and Theater by Mark BusbyFolklore by J. Rhett RushingFood by Jay Cox HaywardLanguage by Carol Lea ClarkLiterature by Cory LockMusic by Richard HollandReligion by Jeremy BonnerSports and Recreation by Margaret DwyerTimelineNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Editor and Contributors