Confronting Appalachian stereotypes
Dwight B. Billings, Gurney Norman · 1999
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About the book
"In Confronting Appalachian Stereotypes, historians, literary scholars, sociologists, creative writers, and activists talk back to the American mainstream, confronting head-on those who would view their home region one-dimensionally."--BOOK JACKET. "The essays provide a variety of responses from people who live or were born in the region. Some examine the sources of Appalachian mythology in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century literature. Others reveal personal experiences and examples of grassroots activism that confound and contradict accepted images of "hillbillies." The volume ends with a series of critiques aimed directly at The Kentucky Cycle and similar contemporary works that highlight the sociological, political, and cultural assumptions about Appalachia fueling today's false stereotypes."--BOOK JACKET.
Book details
- Year
- 1999
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kentucky
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 350
- ISBN
- 9780813120997
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