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Memphis and the Paradox of Place - Globalization in the American South (Paperback, New edition)
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Memphis and the Paradox of Place - Globalization in the American South (Paperback, New edition)
Series: New Directions in Southern Studies
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This is a biography of the city of Elvis Presley, Isaac Hayes, Stax
Records, and FedEx. 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.
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