Memphis and the Paradox of Place

Globalization in the American South

Dados Bibliográficos

ID7531536
AutoresWanda Rushing (autor correspondente)
Ano2009
Páginas272
Data de publicação2009-09-01
Open AccessNão
TipoBOOK
PeriódicoMemphis and the Paradox of Place (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditoraUniversity of North Carolina Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5149/9780807895610_rushing
OpenAlexW2250674404
ISBN9780807895610
Open LibraryOL29596274M
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas24

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, this book explores the significance of place in a globalizing age. Challenging the view that globalization renders place generic or insignificant, this book argues that cultural and economic distinctiveness persists in part because of global processes, not in spite of them. The book weaves its 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. It 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

Art · Art history · Blues · Literature · Memphis · Musical · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Sociology · Tragedy (event · Asian Culture and Media Studies · History · Psychology · civilization · Culture and globalization · Economic aspects · Economic aspects of Globalization · Globalization · Memphis (Tenn.) · Place (philosophy) · Social aspects · Social aspects of Globalization · Tennessee · united states

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