“…Stephen Druce demonstrates this progression to political complexity by combining a range of sources and methods, including oral, textual, archaeological, linguistic and geographical information and analysis as he explores the rise and development of five South Sulawesi kingdoms, known collectively as Ajattappareng (the Lands West of the Lakes). The author also presents an inquiry into oral traditions of a historical nature in South Sulawesi. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-Mexico Borderlands -- Icons of Immor tality: Forest Lawn and the American Way of Death -- Ride 'Em, Barbie Girl: Commodifying Folklore, Place, and the Exotic -- Tall Tales and Sales -- Narrative -- Jesse James: An American Outlaw -- John Campbell 's Adventure, and the Ecology of Story -- Raven and the Tide: A Tlingit Narrative -- Groups -- "Two Moonlight Rides and a Picnic Lunch": Memories of Childhood in a Logging Community -- In Her Own Words: Women's Frontier Friendships in Le tters, Diaries, and Reminiscences -- The Concept of the West and Other Hindrances to the Study of Mormon Folklore -- The Coquelle Indians and the Cultural " Black Hole " of the Southern Oregon Coast -- Visible Landscapes/Invisible People: Negotiating the Power of Representation in a Mining Community -- Personal Essay -- Local Character -- References -- Notes on Contributors and Editors…”