The Rocky Mountain Region

The Rocky Mountain Region

Einband:
Fester Einband
EAN:
9780313328176
Untertitel:
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures
Herausgeber:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Anzahl Seiten:
498
Erscheinungsdatum:
30.12.2004
ISBN:
031332817X

Autorentext
RICK NEWBY, Poet and Editor, is a member of the National Coalition of Independent Scholars and has edited a number of anthologies and studies of Rocky Mountain culture.

Klappentext
The Rocky Mountain region is where east meets west in America, where the western plains meet the Continental Divide. In this region, including Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming, a multitude of cultural phenomena have grown. Rockies architecture includes Depression-era Government Rustic designs and also the parkitecture movement evident in Yellowstone National Park. Coyote folk tales and cowboy poetry contribute to regional lore, while the region's religions have ranged from the shamanistic practices of the Utes, Nez Perce, and Coeur d'Alene to the flourishing of the Church of Latter Day Saints. Art of the American Sublime school as well as the fiction of Thomas McGuane immediately locate the Rockies, while fourteeners, ski town culture, and film festivals-from Sundance to Slamdance-make the region a favorite tourist destination. Rick Newby and contributors present a thorough and nuanced examination of the many cultural elements from throughout the wide reach of the Rocky Mountain region.

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures is the first rigorous reference collection on the many ways in which American identity has been defined by its regions and its people. Each of its eight regional volumes presents thoroughly researched narrative chapters on Architecture; Art; Ecology & Environment; Ethnicity; Fashion; Film & Theater; Folklore; Food; Language; Literature; Music; Religion; and Sports & Recreation. Each book also includes a volume-specific introduction, as well as a series foreword by noted regional scholar and former National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman William Ferris, who served as Consulting Editor for this encyclopedia.

Zusammenfassung
Thirteen scholars and writers provide a comprehensive and unique reference on the unique regional cultures to come out of the Rocky Mountain states.

Inhalt
Foreword by William Ferris Preface Introduction by Rick Newby Architecture by Carroll Van West Art by Rick Newby Ecology and Environment by Chris J. Magoc Ethnicity by A. Dudley Gardner and Laura Pasacreta Fashion by Laurel Wilson and Rick Newby Film and Theater by Simon Dixon Folklore by Kristi A. Young and Ronda Walker Weaver Food by Susan H. Swetnam Language by Lamont Antieau Literature by Ron McFarland Music by Stephanie Baker, Sharon Graf, and Petra Meyer-Frazier Religion by Jeremy Bonner Sports and Recreation by E. Duke Richey Timeline Notes Bibliography Index About the Editor and Contributors


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