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Johnny Cash and the paradox of American identity [electronic resource]

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Title Johnny Cash and the paradox of American identity [electronic resource] / Leigh H. Edwards.
Publisher Bloomington : Indiana University Press
Creation Date c2009
Notes Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-225) and index.
English
Content Introduction : Cash as contradiction -- "What is truth?" : authenticity and persona -- "A boy named Sue" : American manhood -- Gender and "the beast in me" : ramblers and rockabillies authenticity and persona -- Race and identity politics -- Man in black : class and national mythologies -- The gospel road : Cash as saint and sinner -- Conclusion : "God's gonna cut you down" : cultural legacies.
Series Profiles in popular music
Extent 1 online resource (257 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010718464705171
MARC RECORDS
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