Description: Exact book in the photos, In this pioneering work of cultural history, historian Anthony Harkins argues that the hillbilly-in his various guises of "briar hopper," "brush ape," "ridge runner," and "white trash"-has been viewed by mainstream Americans simultaneously as a violent degenerate who threatens the modern order and as a keeper of traditional values of family, home, and physical production, and thus symbolic of a nostalgic past free of the problems of contemporary life. "Hillbilly" signifies both rugged individualism and stubborn backwardness, strong family and kin networks but also inbreeding and bloody feuds. Spanning film, literature, and the entire expanse of American popular culture, from D. W. Griffith to hillbilly music to the Internet, Harkins illustrates how the image of the hillbilly has consistently served as both a marker of social derision and regional pride. He traces the corresponding changes in representations of the hillbilly from late-nineteenth century America, through the great
Price: 16 USD
Location: Henderson, Tennessee
End Time: 2024-09-20T20:03:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Publication Name: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Book Title: Hillbilly : a Cultural History of an American Icon
Item Length: 6in
Original Language: English
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 1.1in
Personalized: No
Topic: Social Psychology, United States / General, Sociology / Rural
Item Width: 9in
Signed: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 2005
Type: History
Special Attributes: Personal Read Once
Author: Anthony Harkins
Genre: Psychology, History, Social Science
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 16.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
