Uses of the Folk: Volume 2002

by Karl Hagstrom Miller

The Uses of the Folk introduces a new way of understanding the relationship between artists and populations designated as "the folk" and the scholars who define them. The issue begins with the premise that vernacular culture is an important tool through which communities assert their interests and identities within national and international politics. More than simply protecting or preserving traditions in the face of modernization, folk culture--and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822365529
• ISBN13: 9780822365525
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.6" x 9.5"