The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 6: Ethnicity - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807831239 ISBN 13: 9780807831236

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 2007

Synopsis

Transcending familiar categories of "black" and "white," this volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture complicates and enriches our understanding of "southernness" by identifying the array of cultures that combined to shape the South. This exploration of southern ethnicities examines the ways people perform and maintain cultural identities through folklore, religious faith, dress, music, speech, cooking, and transgenerational tradition.

Accessibly written and informed by the most recent research that recovers the ethnic diversity of the early South and documents the more recent arrival of new cultural groups, this volume greatly expands upon the modest Ethnic Life section of the original Encyclopedia. Contributors describe 88 ethnic groups that have lived in the South from the Mississippian Period (1000-1600) to the present. They include 34 American Indian groups, as well as the many communities with European, African, and Asian cultural ties that came to the region after 1600. Southerners from all backgrounds are likely to find themselves represented here.

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Book Description

"Any serious student of Southern History will want access to the New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture-- The Historian

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Moving beyond racial designations of "black," "white," and "Indian," this volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture complicates and enriches our understanding of "southernness" by demonstrating the extent to which it exists as a fabric of many cultures. This exploration of southern ethnicities examines the ways people "perform" their cultural identities through, among other things, dress, dance, and family tradition. Contributors identify 88 major ethnic groups that have lived in the South from the Mississippian Period (1000-1600 C.E.) to the present.

Edition details

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0807831239
• ISBN 13: 9780807831236
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 296
• Editor: Ray Celeste