Brooks Blevins is the Endowed Associate Professor of Ozark Studies at Missouri State University. He is the author of Cattle in the Cotton Fields, Hill Folks, and Lyon College, 1872-2002 and editor of Life in the Leatherwoods, the last two published by the University of Arkansas Press.
"Richly illustrated and thoroughly explained, this work belongs in
every academic library that collects southern history and every
public library that serves southern constituents. Summing Up:
Essential."
--Choice, September 2010
"This is an exhaustive investigation into two centuries' worth of
images of Arkansas, from stereotypes of backwardness to romantic
ideas of wildness. For a newcomer like myself, this book is a
revelation that equips me for living in this complex region, while
for natives it should be a welcome review of their state's
representations in the eyes of others. At a time when Americans are
re-evaluating once more their priorities and rethinking ideas of
progress, urban sprawl, and the environment, this book offers a
thoughtful and timely analysis, useful well beyond the scope of its
subject. Arkansas will be reimagined many times yet, and this book
will be a lasting reference."
--Andrei Codrescu, NPR commentator, LSU Emeritus Professor of
English, and author of Jealous Witness: New Poems
"While some readers may find the light, chatty tone of the book
off-putting and not serious enough for an academic work, I
personally found it refreshing. Indeed, I am not sure when I have
thought more or laughed harder while reading a book. ...
Arkansas/Arkansaw is a book about the image of one southern state
but tells us much about the complex nature of stereotyping wherever
it occurs. The book deserves a wide readership among scholars of
southern history and anyone interested in southern culture or the
topic of stereotyping generally."
--Daniel S. Pierce, The Journal of Southern History, February 2011
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