Determinants of appalachian identity: Using vernacular traces to study cultural geographies of an American region

Annals of the American Association of Geographers

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 203-221

  Weaver, Russell ^a   Holtkamp, Chris ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachia; Culture; Heritage; Identity; Region; Vernacular

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL HERITAGE; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; PLACE NAME;

APPALACHIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84946605706     PISSN: 24694452     EISSN: 24694460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00045608.2015.1090266     Document Type: Article

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