regionalism

Presents volume six of an eight-volume collection on regional cultures of America and examines the traditions and history of the Great Plains through narratives on Native Americans, Buffalo soldiers, folk ballads and territory jazz, as well as other areas that define the Great Plains.

Presents volume three of an eight-volume collection on regional cultures of America and examines the traditions and history of the Midwest through narratives on the Plains Indians, "Old World" European influences, 1893 World's Columbia Exposition and 1904 World's Fair, Mark Twain, and other areas that define the Midwestern states.

Presents volume four of an eight-volume collection on regional cultures of America and examines the traditions and history of the South through narratives on Native Americans, slavery and the Civil War, architecture, Appalachian folk music, and other areas that define the Southern states.

Presents volume one of an eight-volume collection on regional cultures of America and examines the traditions and history of New England through thirteen topical essays on Native Americans, Puritan settlers, and other areas that define New England.

Presents volume two of an eight-volume collection on regional cultures of America and examines the history of the Mid-Alantic region and describes Native Americans, classic literature and art, the Adirondacks, and other areas that define the Mid-Atlantic states.

Explains the distinctive place of Kalenjin nationalism in Kenyan politics as well as the role of ethnicity in Africa and traces the work of indigenous intellectuals and independence-era political leaders in shaping a larger sense of collective kinship among people sharing a broadly similar language and culture.

Offers a comprehensive regional geography of the North American continent, dividing the continent into six major regions and exploring each region's place-specific attributes and distinctive characteristics.

Provides information on the history, economy, literature, art, music, social customs, cultural life, and historic sites in each of Spain's eighteen regions, arranged alphabetically, and including a discussion of provincial cuisine, detailed maps, and photographs.

Argues that because Americans have been sorting themselves into homogeneous communities over the last thirty years, diversity, healthy political and social debate, and creativity has been stifled, leading to a cultural crisis.

Provides a look at New York's different geographical regions and the industry and economy of each.