Routledge Cultural Intermarriage in Southern Appalachia Book

Explore the complex history of Southern Appalachia through this scholarly study on Cherokee elements within the novels of Lee Smith. Published by Routledge, this book examines how Cherokee concepts regarding geography, religion, race, and family merged with European settler traditions. This interaction helped form the unique cultural codes that define the Appalachian identity today. Using the Marxist branch of cultural anthropology, the author provides a deep analysis of how these different worldviews met and shaped a distinct regional culture. This text is a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in Indigenous peoples, politics, and literary theory. It offers a unique look at the historical and social structures that built the Southern Appalachian region through a literary lens.