{"product_id":"ethnicity-paperback-1","title":"Ethnicity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCeleste Ray\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCharles Reagan Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranscending familiar categories of \"black\" and \"white,\" this volume of \u003ci\u003eThe New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccessibly 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 \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.2 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47292856959225,"sku":"9780807858233","price":52.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/P1G6CnjeQU9780807858233_dff1237e-2dda-45e1-ba58-204ac0a03d3c.webp?v=1769171024","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ethnicity-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}