Leigh H Edwards

Johnny Cash and the Paradox of American Identity

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Produktbeschreibung

Leigh H. Edwards is Associate Professor of English at Florida State University. She lives in Tallahassee, Florida.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 165mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 367g
• ISBN-13: 9780253220615
• ISBN-10: 0253220610
• Artikelnr.: 25683203

Autorenporträt

Leigh H. Edwards is Associate Professor of English at Florida State University. She lives in Tallahassee, Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Cash as Contradiction
1. "What Is Truth?" Authenticity and Persona
2. "A Boy Named Sue": American Manhood
3. Gender and "The Beast in Me": Ramblers and Rockabillies
4. Race and Identity Politics
5. Man in Black: Class and National Mythologies
6. The Gospel Road: Cash as Saint and Sinner
Conclusion: "God's Gonna Cut You Down": Cultural Legacies
Notes
Works Cited
Index