African Americans and US popular culture / / Kevern Verney
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| Autore: |
Verney Kevern <1960->
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| Titolo: |
African Americans and US popular culture / / Kevern Verney
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (138 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.896/073 |
| Soggetto topico: | African Americans in popular culture |
| African Americans - Race identity | |
| African Americans - Intellectual life | |
| Racism in popular culture - United States | |
| Popular culture - United States - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Race relations |
| United States Civilization African American influences | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-120) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; African Americans and US Popular Culture; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction: emancipation and segregation; 1. Migration and urbanization, 1915-30; 2. The Great Depression and the Second World War, 1930-45; 3. The Civil Rights era, 1945-65; 4. Black Power, 1965-76; 5. African Americans in US society since 1976; Conclusion: from Ragtime to Rap; Further reading; Select bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This volume is an authoritative introduction to the history of African Americans in US popular culture, examining its development from the early nineteenth century to the present. Kevern Verney examines:* the role and significance of race in all major forms of popular culture, including sport, film, television, radio and music* how the entertainment industry has encouraged racism through misrepresentations and caricatured images of African Americans.African Americans have made a unique contribution to the richness and diversity of US popular culture. Rooted in African soci |
| Titolo autorizzato: | African Americans and US popular culture |
| ISBN: | 1-136-47534-6 |
| 1-136-47527-3 | |
| 0-415-27528-8 | |
| 1-315-01531-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910965280903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Introductions to history (New York, N.Y.)