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Book SynopsisIn the United States, places of drink are historically linked to community and social interactions, and such establishments often possess loyal patrons for whom going to the local bar is a natural and routine part of their daily life. In People, Place, and Attachment in Local Bars, John McEwen places drinking establishments at the fore of American geography as containers of material culture and collective history. McEwen draws on ethnographic data collected in four local bars in West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to present a new unified theory of people-place relationships. McEwen highlights sense of place, place attachment, and the concept of rootedness.
Trade ReviewAt last, a much needed thorough and deep study of sense of place—local bars!—in a world of self-absorbed texting that seems to marginalize place even though it anchors the core of our being. -- Yi-Fu Tuan, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Place, Place Relationships, and a Plan to Study Them Chapter 2 West Baton Rouge Parish History and Contemporary Perspectives Chapter 3 Bars in General and Four in Particular Chapter 4 Sense of Place, Place Attachment, and Rootedness Chapter 5 Summary and Final Thoughts
