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<p>Robert Penn Warren once wrote West is where we all plan to go some day, and indeed, images of the westernmost United States provide a mythic horizon to American cultural landscape. While the five states (California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawai'i) which touch Pacific waters do share commonalities within the history of westward expansion, the peoples who settled the region—and the indigenous peoples they encountered—have created spheres of culture that defy simple categorization. This wide-ranging reference volume explores the marvelously eclectic cultures that define the Pacific region. From the music and fashion of the Pacific northwest to the film industry and surfing subcultures of southern California, from the vast expanses of the Alaskan wilderness to the schisms between native and tourist culture in Hawa'ii, this unprecedented reference provides a detailed and fascinating look at American regionalism along the Pacific Rim.</p> <p><i>The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures</i> is the first rigorous reference collection on the many ways in which American identity has been defined by its regions and its people. Each of its eight regional volumes pres

Who reads The Pacific Region : The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures (Volume 5)?

Author

Jan Goggans with Aaron DiFranco; forew. by William Ferris, consulting ed

Publisher

Greenwood; Bloomsbury

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780313327346

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, History, Social_sciences