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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Indiana University Press
ISBN-10
0253348862
ISBN-13
9780253348869
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57140442
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
1916 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
American MidWest : an Interpretive Encyclopedia
Publication Year
2006
Subject
Encyclopedias, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Référence, Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2006-023198
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Best suited for browsing or targeted searches via the excellent index, this essential encyclopedia is suitable for patrons of all public and academic libraries." -- Julienne L. Wood, American Reference Books Annual Vol. 39, "Best suited for browsing or targeted searches via the excellent index, this essential encyclopedia is suitable for patrons of all public and academic libraries." -- Julienne L. Wood, American Reference Books Annual, Unlike some state and regional encyclopedias, which seem to inundate the reader with facts and figures but never really relay a feel for their subject, this one was clearly created with the aim of endowing the reader with a sense of the American Midwest and its people. . . . This encyclopedia also gets kudos for one of the most comprehensive sections on labor- and class-related issues that it has been my pleasure to read . . .Spring/Summer 2009, "Best suited for browsing or targeted searches via the excellent index, this essential encyclopedia is suitable for patrons of all public and academic libraries." -Julienne L. Wood, American Reference Books Annual Vol. 39, "Any way you look at it, The American Midwest: An Interpretive Encyclopedia is impressive." -Minnesota History, "What geography can give all Middle Westerners along with the fresh water and topsoil, if they let it, is awe for an Edenic continent stretching forever in all directions. Makes you religious. Takes your breath away." -Kurt Vonnegut, This book is an essential text for all Midwestern libraries.... Middle-American people, landscapes, and culture all stand to benefit from this weighty work of scholarship, as it provides us with a holistic guide for understanding ourselves, our neighbors, our regional landscape, and our place on the national stage., "You'll close this new book and start spouting fascinating -- and even useful -- facts to your friends long before you realize that." -- Trevor Meers, Midwest Living, Best suited for browsing or targeting searches via the excellent index, this essential encyclopedia is suitable for patrons of all public and academic libraries.--Julienne L. Wood"American Reference Books Annual Vol. 39" (01/01/2008), "Unlike some state and regional encyclopedias, which seem to inundate the reader with facts and figures but never really relay a feel for their subject, this one was clearly created with the aim of endowing the reader with a sense of the American Midwest and its people.... This encyclopedia also gets kudos for one of the most comprehensive sections on labor- and class-related issues that it has been my pleasure to read..." --, Spring/Summer 2009, "Although the essence of a place can never be definitively captured-even in a work stretching to almost two thousand pages-this ambitious publication productively engages the question." -South Dakota History, Vol. 37, No. 2, "Spanning 1,890 pages and weighing in at 8 pounds, the encyclopedia is a lot like its subject: big, brawny, hardworking, plainspoken, and yes, far more interesting and outrageous than you ever imagined." -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 5, 2007, "The American Midwest was a tremendous undertaking, and the final product is a well-balanced and extremely useful volume for scholars, researchers, and casual readers interested in learning more about all aspects of midwestern geography, history, and culture." -- Michigan Historical Review, Spring 2008, Vol. 34, No. 1, "What geography can give all Middle Westerners along with the fresh water and topsoil, if they let it, is awe for an Edenic continent stretching forever in all directions. Makes you religious. Takes your breath away." -- Kurt Vonnegut, "At 1,800 oversized pages, brimming with hundreds of lively essays on every imaginable Midwestern subject, it's an autodidact's delight, and a great addition to any serious reader's library." -Northern Ohio Live, December 1, 2007, Best suited for browsing or targeting searches via the excellent index, this essential encyclopedia is suitable for patrons of all public and academic libraries., The American Midwest was a tremendous undertaking, and the final product is a well-balanced and extremely useful volume for scholars, researchers, and casual readers interested in learning more about all aspects of midwestern geography, history, and culture., "[A] welcome and instructive volume, which treats the vernacular Midwest... as a coherent and unified region." -Indiana Magazine of History, "Unlike some state and regional encyclopedias, which seem to inundate the reader with facts and figures but never really relay a feel for their subject, this one was clearly created with the aim of endowing the reader with a sense of the American Midwest and its people.... This encyclopedia also gets kudos for one of the most comprehensive sections on labor- and class-related issues that it has been my pleasure to read..." -, [A] welcome and instructive volume, which treats the vernacular Midwest... as a coherent and unified region., This book is an essential text for all Midwestern libraries. . . . Middle-American people, landscapes, and culture all stand to benefit from this weighty work of scholarship, as it provides us with a holistic guide for understanding ourselves, our neighbors, our regional landscape, and our place on the national stage. Summer 2007, This ambitious volume, the culmination of nearly ten years of effort by hundreds of scholars... [presents] a comprehensive and scholarly treatment of its subject while at the same time challenging the reader's expectations of what an encyclopedia should be., "Spanning 1,890 pages and weighing in at 8 pounds, the encyclopedia is a lot like its subject: big, brawny, hardworking, plainspoken, and yes, far more interesting and outrageous than you ever imagined." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 5, 2007, "This book is an essential text for all Midwestern libraries.... Middle-American people, landscapes, and culture all stand to benefit from this weighty work of scholarship, as it provides us with a holistic guide for understanding ourselves, our neighbors, our regional landscape, and our place on the national stage." -- Ohioana Quarterly, Summer 2007, What geography can give all Middle Westerners along with the fresh water and topsoil, if they let it, is awe for an Edenic continent stretching forever in all directions. Makes you religious. Takes your breath away., You'll close this new book and start spouting fascinating-and even useful-facts to your friends long before you realize that., Although the essence of a place can never be definitively captured-even in a work stretching to almost two thousand pages-this ambitious publication productively engages the question., Best suited for browsing or targeted searches via the excellent index, this essential encyclopedia is suitable for patrons of all public and academic libraries., "You'll close this new book and start spouting fascinating-and even useful-facts to your friends long before you realize that." -Trevor Meers, Midwest Living, "This ambitious volume, the culmination of nearly ten years of effort by hundreds of scholars... [presents] a comprehensive and scholarly treatment of its subject while at the same time challenging the reader's expectations of what an encyclopedia should be." -- Ohio History, Spring 2008, Vol. 115, Spanning 1,890 pages and weighing in at 8 pounds, the encyclopedia is a lot like its subject: big, brawny, hardworking, plainspoken, and yes, far more interesting and outrageous than you ever imagined., [A] welcome and instructive volume, which treats the vernacular Midwest . . . as a coherent and unified region. Vol. 104, September 2008, At 1,800 oversized pages, brimming with hundreds of lively essays on every imaginable Midwestern subject, it's an autodidact's delight, and a great addition to any serious reader's library., This ambitious volume, the culmination of nearly ten years of effort by hundreds of scholars . . . [presents] a comprehensive and scholarly treatment of its subject while at the same time challenging the reader's expectations of what an encyclopedia should be.Spring 2008, Vol. 115, "Any way you look at it, The American Midwest: An Interpretive Encyclopedia is impressive." -- Minnesota History, "... [A] collection of provocative readings that may inspire further research.... Recommended." -- Choice, "This ambitious volume, the culmination of nearly ten years of effort by hundreds of scholars... [presents] a comprehensive and scholarly treatment of its subject while at the same time challenging the reader's expectations of what an encyclopedia should be." -Ohio History, Spring 2008, Vol. 115, "Unlike some state and regional encyclopedias, which seem to inundate the reader with facts and figures but never really relay a feel for their subject, this one was clearly created with the aim of endowing the reader with a sense of the American Midwest and its people.... This encyclopedia also gets kudos for one of the most comprehensive sections on labor- and class-related issues that it has been my pleasure to read..." --, "Although the essence of a place can never be definitively captured -- even in a work stretching to almost two thousand pages -- this ambitious publication productively engages the question." -- South Dakota History, Vol. 37, No. 2, "At 1,800 oversized pages, brimming with hundreds of lively essays on every imaginable Midwestern subject, it's an autodidact's delight, and a great addition to any serious reader's library." -- Northern Ohio Live, December 1, 2007, "Best suited for browsing or targeting searches via the excellent index, this essential encyclopedia is suitable for patrons of all public and academic libraries." -- Julienne L. Wood, American Reference Books Annual Vol. 39, 2008, "[A] welcome and instructive volume, which treats the vernacular Midwest... as a coherent and unified region." -- Indiana Magazine of History, "The American Midwest was a tremendous undertaking, and the final product is a well-balanced and extremely useful volume for scholars, researchers, and casual readers interested in learning more about all aspects of midwestern geography, history, and culture." -Michigan Historical Review, Spring 2008, Vol. 34, No. 1, "This book is an essential text for all Midwestern libraries.... Middle-American people, landscapes, and culture all stand to benefit from this weighty work of scholarship, as it provides us with a holistic guide for understanding ourselves, our neighbors, our regional landscape, and our place on the national stage." -Ohioana Quarterly, Summer 2007, "Best suited for browsing or targeting searches via the excellent index, this essential encyclopedia is suitable for patrons of all public and academic libraries." -Julienne L. Wood, American Reference Books Annual Vol. 39, 2008
TitleLeading
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Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
977.003
Table Of Content
I. Introduction II. Landscapes and People 1. Portraits of the Twelve States 2. Images of the Midwest 3. Geography 4. Peoples III. Society and Culture 5. Language 6. Folklore 7. Literature 8. Arts 9. Cultural Institutions 10. Religion 11. Education 12. Sports and Recreation 13. Media and Entertainment IV. Community and Social Life 14. Rural Life 15. Small-Town Life 16. Urban and Suburban Life V. Economy and Technology 17. Labor and Working-Class Culture 18. Transportation 19. Science and Technology, Health and Medicine VI. Public Life 20. Constitutional and Legal Culture 21. Politics 22. Military Affairs Index
Synopsis
A site of ideas and innovations, reforms and revivals, and social and physical extremes, the Midwest emerges as a place of great complexity, signal importance, and continual fascination., This first-ever encyclopedia of the Midwest seeks to embrace this large and diverse area, to give it voice, and help define its distinctive character. Organized by topic, it encourages readers to reflect upon the region as a whole. Each section moves from the general to the specific, covering broad themes in longer introductory essays, filling in the details in the shorter entries that follow. There are portraits of each of the region's twelve states, followed by entries on society and culture, community and social life, economy and technology, and public life. The book offers a wealth of information about the region's surprising ethnic diversity--a vast array of foods, languages, styles, religions, and customs--plus well-informed essays on the region's history, culture and values, and conflicts. A site of ideas and innovations, reforms and revivals, and social and physical extremes, the Midwest emerges as a place of great complexity, signal importance, and continual fascination., The Midwest captured in all its variety, from the Sears Tower and the streets of Detroit to the Dakota reservations and the corn fields of Iowa
LC Classification Number
F351.A534 2007
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- r***u (433)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe book: as described, reasonably priced, carefully packaged, shipped promptly, and arriving earlier than expected, to become a treasured addition to my Great War library. The overall experience: eBay the easy way. The seller: pleasure to do business with; highly recommended. Thank you much.