The American Midwest : an interpretive encyclopedia

Richard Sisson, Christian Zacher, Andrew Cayton, general editors

In the American imagination, the Midwest is a region of hard-working people: thrifty, devoted to family values, strong in character, middle-of-the-road, sedate and cautious in nature. "The American Midwest" seeks to embrace this vast area, to give it voice, and to help define its complex, distinctive character. It is a place of silos and skyscrapers, railroads and riverboats, farms and factories. Even if you are a casual browser, you will discover articles that will engage, inform, and enlighten. Each section moves from the general to the specific, covering broad themes in longer introductory essays, filling in the details in the shorter entries that follow. The region's diversity in descent and culture is surprising, and the places, values, conflicts and histories paint a story as big as the plains. The Midwest emerges as a place of great complexity, signal importance, and continual fascination.

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  • I. Introduction II. Landscapes and People 1. Portraits of the Twelve States 2. Images of the Midwest 3. Geography 4. Peoples III. Society and Culture 5. Language 6. Folklore 7. Literature 8. Arts 9. Cultural Institutions 10. Religion 11. Education 12. Sports and Recreation 13. Media and Entertainment IV. Community and Social Life 14. Rural Life 15. Small-Town Life 16. Urban and Suburban Life V. Economy and Technology 17. Labor and Working-Class Culture 18. Transportation 19. Science and Technology, Health and Medicine VI. Public Life 20. Constitutional and Legal Culture 21. Politics 22. Military Affairs Index

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書名 The American Midwest : an interpretive encyclopedia
著作者等 Cayton, Andrew R. L.
Sisson, Richard
Zacher, Christian K.
Cayton Andrew
Zacher Chris
出版元 Indiana University Press
刊行年月 c2007
ページ数 xxiv, 1890 p.
大きさ 29 cm
ISBN 0253348862
NCID BA82237650
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言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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