Sustaining Identity, Recapturing Heritage - Exploring Issues of Public History, Tourism, Race in a Southern

Informationen zum Autor Ann Elizabeth Denkler is assistant professor of history at Shenandoah University. Klappentext This book explores the complex web of public history, tourism, and race in Luray, VA, a small town in the Shenandoah Valley ensconced in Lost Cause heritage. By utilizing a diverse range of methodologies, including ethnography, this book demonstrates how contested race relations are in this area, and how racial exclusion interacts with the politics of public history. Zusammenfassung Explores the complex web of public history! tourism! and race in Luray! VA! a small town in the Shenandoah Valley ensconced in Lost Cause heritage. This book demonstrates how contested race relations are in this area! and how racial exclusion interacts with the politics of public history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Creating the Past in Luray Chapter 3 "...But Slavery Cured us of that Weakness": The Search for the "Private" Public History of African Americans in Luray Chapter 4 Subverting Heritage and Memory: Luray's "Ol' Slave Auction Block" Chapter 5 Tourism and Battles for Cultural Identity Chapter 6 Recapturing Identity: The "Life on the Mountain" Exhibition at Shenandoah National Park Chapter 7 Epilogue-Interpreting for the Future

Product details

• Authors: Ann Denkler, Ann E. Denkler
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2007
• EAN: 9780739119914
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1991-4
• No. of pages: 131
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Ethnic Studies, Virginia, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, Tourism industry, Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, American History;Social and Cultural History