Tradition, Urban Identity, and the Baltimore Hon' - The Folk in the City

This book tells the story of the battles that flared over Baltimore's attempts to use "hon" to construct a citywide local tradition and their consequences for the future of local culture in the United States.

List of contents

Introduction
1. The Folk in the City
2. Establishing the City
3. Conjuring the City
4. Performing the City
5. Claiming the City
Conclusion: Renewing and Redeveloping Urban Folklore

About the author

By David J. Puglia

Summary

This book tells the story of the battles that flared over Baltimore’s attempts to use “hon” to construct a citywide local tradition and their consequences for the future of local culture in the United States.

Product details

• Authors: David Puglia, David J. Puglia
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781498551090
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5109-0
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Studies in Folklore and Ethnol; Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, and Identities; Studies in Folklore and Ethnol; Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, and Identities
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories