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The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 6: Ethnicity (v. 6)
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About The New Encyclopedia Of Southern Culture: Volume
Product Description 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. Review "Each essay and individual entry is concise, informative and well written." -- "American Reference Books Annual" For newcomers, natives, and anyone else, this volume on ethnicity in the U.S. South is at once eye-opening, thorough, and engrossing. --James Peacock, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Gathers a wide variety of useable information for scholars and non-scholars alike." -- "Louisiana History" "Any serious student of Southern History will want access to the "New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture"." -- "The Historian" Review Each essay and individual entry is concise, informative and well written.-- American Reference Books Annual A must-have for any educated Southerner. . . . You'll come away with a whole new perspective on your roots.-- DEEP Gathers a wide variety of useable information for scholars and non-scholars alike.-- Louisiana History Impressive. . . . A balanced, readable, information-rich volume that should be a standard resource for scholars. . . . A welcome addition to the Southern Culture series-- Journal of Mississippi History An expansion of the original [ Encyclopedia of Southern Culture's] 'Ethnic Life' section, [ The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 6: Ethnicity] takes into account new developments in the field of southern studies and treats more than twice as many ethnic groups.-- Booklist For newcomers, natives, and anyone else, this volume on ethnicity in the U.S. South is at once eye-opening, thorough, and engrossing. Varieties and changes as well as enduring patterns are plumbed, enriching and informing our often simplistic views of a complex region. This is a landmark work.--James Peacock, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Any serious student of Southern History will want access to the New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture-- The Historian From the Inside Flap 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. About the Author Celeste Ray is associate professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. She has published four previous books, including Highland Heritage: Scottish Americans in the American South (UNC Press).
