{"product_id":"defining-the-delta-janelle-collins-9781557286871","title":"Defining the Delta: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the Lower Mississippi River Delta","description":"Inspired by the Arkansas Review's \"What Is the Delta?\" series of articles, \u003ci\u003eDefining the Delta\u003c\/i\u003e collects fifteen essays from scholars in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities to describe and define this important region. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here are essays examining the Delta's physical properties, boundaries, and climate from a geologist, archeologist, and environmental historian. The Delta is also viewed through the lens of the social sciences and humanities--historians, folklorists, and others studying the connection between the land and its people, in particular the importance of agriculture and the culture of the area, especially music, literature, and food. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Every turn of the page reveals another way of seeing the seven-state region that is bisected by and dependent on the Mississippi River, suggesting ultimately that there are myriad ways of looking at, and defining, the Delta.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janelle Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1557286876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557286871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arkansas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Janelle Collins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46383935848703,"sku":"9781557286871","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1879031-47cf-4399-bf46-66adeca5b5d7.jpg?v=1733282132","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/defining-the-delta-janelle-collins-9781557286871","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}