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Richardson Judith |
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Titolo |
Possessions [[electronic resource] ] : the history and uses of haunting in the Hudson Valley / / Judith Richardson |
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Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2003 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (320 p. ) : ill., map |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ghosts - Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) |
Haunted places - Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) |
Ghosts in literature |
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) Social life and customs |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 2003. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographicasl references (p. 211-286) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1. “How Comes the Hudson to this Unique Heritage?” -- 2. Irving’s Web -- 3. The Colorful Career of a Ghost from Leeds -- 4. Local Characters -- 5. Possessing High Tor Mountain -- Epilogue: Hauntings without End -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Richardson argues that tales of haunting in the Hudson Valley are no mere echoes of the past but function in an ongoing, contentious politics of place. 'Possessions' illuminates problems of belonging and possessing that haunt the USA as a whole. |
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