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

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

Rushing, Wanda

Paperback

Series: New Directions in Southern Studies

General Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0807859524
ISBN13: 9780807859520
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: Sep 1 2009
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
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.

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