The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture Volume 16: Sports and Recreation |
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| Editor:
| Jackson, Harvey H. |
| Series title: | The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-3441-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $47.95 |
Book Description:
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What southerners do, where they go, and what they expect to accomplish in their spare time, their "leisure," reveals much about their cultural values, class and racial similarities and differences, and historical perspectives. This volume of
The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture offers an authoritative and readable reference to the culture of sports and recreation in the American South, surveying the various activities in which southerners engage in their nonwork hours, as...
More DescriptionWhat southerners do, where they go, and what they expect to accomplish in their spare time, their "leisure," reveals much about their cultural values, class and racial similarities and differences, and historical perspectives. This volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture offers an authoritative and readable reference to the culture of sports and recreation in the American South, surveying the various activities in which southerners engage in their nonwork hours, as well as attitudes surrounding those activities.