Following tradition : folklore in the discourse of American culture /
Following Tradition is an expansive examination of the history of tradition--"one of the most common as well as most contested terms in English language usage"--In Americans' thinking and discourse about culture. Tradition in use becomes problematic because of "its multiple meani...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Logan, Utah :
Utah State University Press,
[1998]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Following Tradition is an expansive examination of the history of tradition--"one of the most common as well as most contested terms in English language usage"--In Americans' thinking and discourse about culture. Tradition in use becomes problematic because of "its multiple meanings and its conceptual softness." As a term and a concept, it has been important in the development of all scholarly fields that study American culture. Folklore, history, American studies, anthropology, cultural studies, and others assign different value and meaning to tradition. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 599 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 518-589) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780874213645 0874213649 0585033676 9780585033679 |