{"product_id":"im-feeling-the-blues-right-now-blues-tourism-and-the-mississippi-delta-paperback","title":"I'm Feeling the Blues Right Now: Blues Tourism and the Mississippi Delta - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen a. King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eI'm Feeling the Blues Right Now: Blues Tourism and the Mississippi Delta\u003c\/i\u003e, Stephen A. King reveals the strategies used by blues promoters and organizers in Mississippi, both African American and white, local and state, to attract the attention of tourists. In the process, he reveals how promotional materials portray the Delta's blues culture and its musicians. Those involved in selling the blues in Mississippi work to promote the music while often conveniently forgetting the state's historical record of racial and economic injustice. King's research includes numerous interviews with blues musicians and promoters, chambers of commerce, local and regional tourism entities, and members of the Mississippi Blues Commission. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book is the first critical account of Mississippi's blues tourism industry. From the late 1970s until 2000, Mississippi's blues tourism industry was fragmented, decentralized, and localized, as each community competed for tourist dollars. By 2003-2004, with the creation of the Mississippi Blues Commission, the promotion of the blues became more centralized as state government played an increasing role in promoting Mississippi's blues heritage. Blues tourism has the potential to generate new revenue in one of the poorest states in the country, repair the state's public image, and serve as a vehicle for racial reconciliation.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA critical look at the controversial strategies officials and promoters wield to \"sell\" the blues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA critical look at the controversial strategies officials and promoters wield to sell the blues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen A. King\u003c\/b\u003e is chairperson and professor of communication at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. He has written extensively about rhetoric, public memory, and cultural tourism and is author of \u003ci\u003eReggae, Rastafari, and the Rhetoric of Social Control\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor (with Roger Davis Gatchet) of \u003ci\u003eTerror and Truth: Civil Rights Tourism and the Mississippi Movement, \u003c\/i\u003e both published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468674187442,"sku":"9781617038266","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7433303b0702819fe107140d08a5bd90.webp?v=1779056501","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/im-feeling-the-blues-right-now-blues-tourism-and-the-mississippi-delta-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}