Memphis and the Paradox of Place - Globalization in the American South (Paperback, New edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	New Directions in Southern Studies
Release date:	July 2009
First published:	September 2009
Authors:	Wanda Rushing
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Unsewn / adhesive bound
Pages:	272
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8078-5952-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Globalization Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	0-8078-5952-4
Barcode:	9780807859520

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