商品簡介
Blaustein (sociology and anthropology, East Tennessee State U., Johnson City) has written a study of the shared culture and language and revival of interest in both between Scotland and Appalachia. Chapter topics include the activities of Flora MacDonald Gannon, a folk revivalist in Appalachia; the linguistic study of Scottish allusions in Appalachian speech by Horace Kephart; the historiography of Appalachian studies in the US and Scottish studies in Scotland; and a critique of theoretical models applied to folk revivals. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Richard Blaustein is a professor of sociology and anthropology at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. He is also the former director of ETSU’s Center for Appalachian Studies and Services.
