Swinging in place : porch life in southern culture / Jocelyn Hazelwood Donlon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donlon, Jocelyn Hazelwood, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Porches--Social aspects--Southern States.

Porches.

Porches--Southern States--Pictorial works.

Porches--Southern States--Folklore.

Interviews--Southern States.

Interviews.

Oral history.

Southern States--Social life and customs.

Southern States.

Southern States--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An appreciation of the significance of the porch in everyday life in the US South. It reveals that the porch is a stage for many social dramas, and it uses literature, folklore, oral histories and photographs to show how southerners have used the porch to negotiate public and private boundaries.

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Setting Terms; 2: Living the Everyday Life; 3: Setting Boundaries of Race & Class; 4: Shaping the Family; 5: Fanning the Flames; Conclusion; Works Consulted; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-184) and index.

ISBN:

9798890872128

9780807875421

0807875422

OCLC:

70729820