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Hillbilly: A Cultural History of an American Icon

By Anthony Harkins

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2003
ISBN
019514631X, 9780195146318, 9780195180688
LCC
E184.M83 H37 2004
Open Library ID
OL3682967M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7157345 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
337\337
Topic
History
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50

Description

Professor Harkins does an excellent job in the book, looking at how the "hillbilly" concept came about, from colonial writings to modern movies. He shows that the definition of mountaineer culture has changed as its relationship to mainstream culture has changed. The culture found in Appalachia and the Ozarks) has evolved based upon poverty in the region, outside influences (the Civil War being a big one) and even pop culture icons. Could it be the Hillbilly is a self-fulfilling definition? Certainly in the days of feuding the hill folk seem to revel in the image. If you have the patience really sit down and read this well-researched book you can come to your own conclusions. Besides, any book that has pictures of both Buster Keaton and Ernest T. Bass is worth looking at!

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