Selling Tradition: Appalachia and the Construction of an American Folk, 1930-1940 Book

Selling Tradition: Appalachia and the Construction of an American Folk, 1930-1940, The first half of the twentieth century witnessed a growing interest in America's folk heritage, as Americans began to enthusiastically collect, present, market, and consume the nation's folk traditions. Examining one of this century's most prominent fol, Selling Tradition: Appalachia and the Construction of an American Folk, 1930-1940

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Selling Tradition: Appalachia and the Construction of an American Folk, 1930-1940
Written by author Jane S. Becker
Published by University of North Carolina Press, The, September 1998
The first half of the twentieth century witnessed a growing interest in America's folk heritage, as Americans began to enthusiastically collect, present, market, and consume the nation's folk traditions. Examining one of this century's most prominent "fol
Examines the reemergence of Southern Appalachian handicraft traditions in the late 1930s, discussing the cultural politics involved in adapting tradition to the needs of consumer culture.

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Preface
Introduction 1
1 The Domestication of Tradition 11
2 Creating an Appalachian America: Enlightening Our "Contemporary Ancestors," 1880-1935 41
3 The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild: Organizing a "Handicraft Culture" 73
4 Order Out of Chaos: The Federal Government and the Industrialization of Handicrafts 93
5 I Start as Early as I Can and Work as Hard as I Can: Mountain Craft Producers and Their Work 125
6 Labor or Leisure?: Industrial Homework and the Redefinition of Craftsmanship 167
7 Selling Tradition 189
Epilogue: True American History in the Bedroom at a Price 225
Notes 239
Bibliography 291
Index 321

Title: Selling Tradition: Appalachia and the Construction of an American Folk, 1930-1940

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Publication Date: September 1998

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Weight: 0.200 kg (0.44 lbs)

Width: 5.500 cm (2.17 inches)

Heigh : 9.200 cm (3.62 inches)

Depth: 1.000 cm (0.39 inches)

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	Preface
	Introduction	1
1	The Domestication of Tradition	11
2	Creating an Appalachian America: Enlightening Our "Contemporary Ancestors," 1880-1935	41
3	The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild: Organizing a "Handicraft Culture"	73
4	Order Out of Chaos: The Federal Government and the Industrialization of Handicrafts	93
5	I Start as Early as I Can and Work as Hard as I Can: Mountain Craft Producers and Their Work	125
6	Labor or Leisure?: Industrial Homework and the Redefinition of Craftsmanship	167
7	Selling Tradition	189
	Epilogue: True American History in the Bedroom at a Price	225
	Notes	239
	Bibliography	291
	Index	321