| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 277 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates). |
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Discography |
| Series |
American made music series
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American made music series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography (pages 239-267), discography (pages 268-270) and index. |
| Contents |
The history of the Mississippi Delta blues -- The history of blues tourism in the Mississippi Delta -- Blues myths and the rhetorical imagination of place -- Blues festivals, race, and the construction of authenticity -- A blues countermemory : the history of Mississippi, the story of the Delta -- Public memory, historical amnesia, and the Shack Up Inn -- Assessing tourism goals : money, image, and reconciliation. |
| Summary |
In I'm Feeling the Blues Right Now: Blues Tourism and the Mississippi Delta, Stephen A. King reveals the strategies used by blues promoters and organizers in Mississippi, both African American and white, local and state, to attract the attention of tourists. In the process, he reveals how promotional materials portray the Delta's blues culture and its musicians. Those involved in selling the blues in Mississippi work to promote the music while often conveniently forgetting the state's historical record of racial and economic injustice. King's research includes numerous interviews with blues mu. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Blues (Music) -- Social aspects.
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Blues (Music) |
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Social aspects. |
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Blues (Music) -- Mississippi -- Delta (Region) -- History and criticism.
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Mississippi -- Delta (Region) |
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Music and tourism -- Mississippi -- Delta (Region) -- History.
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Music and tourism. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. |
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History. |
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Blues. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: I'm feeling the blues right now Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2011. 9781617030109 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2010052088 |
| ISBN |
9781628469141 ebook |
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9781617030109 |
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1617030104 |
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1628469145 |
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9781617030109 cloth alkaline paper |
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1617030104 cloth alkaline paper |
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9781617030116 ebook |
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1617030112 ebook |
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1283434768 |
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9781283434768 |
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9786613434760 |
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6613434760 |
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1617038261 |
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9781617038266 |
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