- Cultural Heritage, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Ethnomusicology, Cultural Policy, Folklore, Cultural History, and 21 moreHistory, Intangible Cultural Heritage (Culture), Applied Ethnomusicology, Music in Islamic contexts, Sociology, Music, Music History, Popular Music, African American Studies, Popular Music Studies, Folk Music, Southern History, North Carolina History, Modern American Folk Music, Old-Time Music, Old-time fiddle, Localism, Cultural Studies, Cultural Sociology, Music Psychology, and Bluegrass Musicedit
A wave of movements resistant to innovations in American retailing began in the mid-1880s, Farmers' Alliance and Knight of Labor members formed co-ops, retailers and wholesalers tried to obviate in turn mail order houses, department... more
A wave of movements resistant to innovations in American retailing began in the mid-1880s, Farmers' Alliance and Knight of Labor members formed co-ops, retailers and wholesalers tried to obviate in turn mail order houses, department stores, and chain stores. The debates between Wilson and Roosevelt in 1912 provided context for these movements,
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Playwright Si Kahn and musician and actor Sue Massek collaborate to represent the life of Sarah Ogan Gunning, a mountain woman who participated in both the left wing folk revival of the 1930s and the popular folk revival of the 1960s.
Sarah S. Elkind, How Local Politics Shape Federal Policy: Business, Power, and the Environment in Twentieth-Century Los Angeles (Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 2011)
Reviewed by Art Menius August 13, 2015
Reviewed by Art Menius August 13, 2015
Early draft of introductory and overview chapter of 2017 book tracing the history of localism in American life and thought
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A short biography of the late American roots musician, researcher, songwriter, and TV personality, John Hartford. Greatly expanded from a feature story from 1985. This will be published in much shorter form in 2017 or 2018.