Following tradition folklore in the discourse of American culture
Following Tradition is an expansive examination of the history of tradition--"one of the most common as well as most contested terms in English language usage"--In Americans' thinking and discourse about culture. Tradition in use becomes problematic because of "its multiple meani...
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| Language: | English |
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Logan, Utah
Utah State University Press
[1998]©1998, 1998
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| Summary: | Following Tradition is an expansive examination of the history of tradition--"one of the most common as well as most contested terms in English language usage"--In Americans' thinking and discourse about culture. Tradition in use becomes problematic because of "its multiple meanings and its conceptual softness." As a term and a concept, it has been important in the development of all scholarly fields that study American culture. Folklore, history, American studies, anthropology, cultural studies, and others assign different value and meaning to tradition |
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| Item Description: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (xv, 599 pages |
| ISBN: | 9780874213645 0874213649 9780874212396 0874212391 0874216419 1283077949 9780874216417 9781283077941 |