ISBN: 9780807895610

Celebrated as the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock and roll, Memphis, Tennessee, is where Elvis Presley, B. B. King, Johnny Cash, and other musical legends got their starts. I… Mehr…

Celebrated as the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock and roll, Memphis, Tennessee, is where Elvis Presley, B. B. King, Johnny Cash, and other musical legends got their starts. It is also a place of conflict and tragedy--the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1968 assassination--and a city typically marginalized by scholars and underestimated by its own residents. Using this iconic southern city as a case study, Wanda Rushing explores the significance of place in a globalizing age. Challenging the view that globalization renders place generic or insignificant, Rushing argues that cultural and economic distinctiveness persists in part because of global processes, not in spite of them. Rushing weaves her analysis into stories about the history and global impact of blues music, the social and racial complexities of Cotton Carnival, and the global rise of FedEx, headquartered in Memphis. She portrays Memphis as a site of cultural creativity and global industry--a city whose traditions, complex past, and specific character have had an influence on culture worldwide. Globalization in the American South The University of North Carolina Press Urban Sociology memphis and the paradox of place; wanda rushing; globalization in the american south; globalization in the south; iconic southern cities; cotton carnival; fedex; cultural heritage in memphis; blues music in memphis; mississippi blues in memphis; music in memphis 9780807832998, 9780807859520 DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English Social Sciences, The University of North Carolina Press<

ISBN: 9780807895610

Celebrated as the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock and roll, Memphis, Tennessee, is where Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Johnny Cash, and other musical legends got their starts. It… Mehr…

Celebrated as the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock and roll, Memphis, Tennessee, is where Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Johnny Cash, and other musical legends got their starts. It is also a place of conflict and tragedy-the site of Marti Celebrated as the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock and roll, Memphis, Tennessee, is where Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Johnny Cash, and other musical legends got their starts. It is also a place of conflict and tragedy-the site of Marti, The University of North Carolina Press<

ISBN: 9780807895610

Social Sciences Globalization in the American South The University of North Carolina Press Urban Sociology memphis and the paradox of place; wanda rushing; globalization in the american s… Mehr…

Social Sciences Globalization in the American South The University of North Carolina Press Urban Sociology memphis and the paradox of place; wanda rushing; globalization in the american south; globalization in the south; iconic southern cities; cotton carnival; fedex; cultural heritage in memphis; blues music in memphis; mississippi blues in memphis; music in memphis 9780807832998, 9780807859520 DE,GB,US English, The University of North Carolina Press<

2009, ISBN: 9780807895610

Globalization in the American South, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: The University of North Carolina Press], The University of North Carolina Press, 2009

2009, ISBN: 9780807895610

Globalization in the American South, eBook Download (EPUB), eBooks, [PU: The University of North Carolina Press]