PATTERN IN THE MATERIAL FOLK CULTURE OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES
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What is folk culture? What distinguishes true folk creations from the cultural hybrids of commerce and popular innovation? To clarify this muddled situation and to provide clear standards and visual examples for the study and appreciation of a broad range of objects Henry Glassie has written this detailed examination of material folk culture in the United States. He isolates American material culturethat segment of our culture that embodies the peoples plans methods and reasons for producing things that can be seen and touchedand discusses methods for determining whether an object is truly folkas opposed say to merely popularby examining its form construction and use. The book represents the first attempt to compare different kinds of material folk culture including architecture tools and cookery to detect common patterns and in doing so challenges conventional views of both folk culture and American culture.
