Memphis and the Paradox of Place: Globalization in the American South

(Part of the New Directions in Southern Studies Series)

by Wanda Rushing

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807859524

ISBN13:9780807859520

Release Date:September 2009

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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