African, American : from Tarzan to Dreams from my father--Africa in the US imagination / David Peterson Del Mar.

Author
Peterson del Mar, David, 1957- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London, UK : Zed Books Ltd, [2017]
Description
xiv, 384 pages ; 22 cm

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    Summary note
    A panoramic account of the role Africa has played in the American psyche, covering books, movies, music and more.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-376) and index.
    Contents
    • Preface : 'Africa in my head'
    • 'Brightest Africa' in the early twentieth century
    • Post-war America and the 'new Africa'
    • From political to personal : white and black America confront a transformed continent
    • Gendered American quests in 'timeless Africa'
    • Africa cosmopolitan in the new millennium
    • Conclusion : the in between.
    Other title(s)
    • Africa in the US imagination
    • African in the United States imagination
    ISBN
    • 9781783608539 ((paperback))
    • 1783608536 ((paperback))
    • 9781783608546 ((hardback))
    • 1783608544 ((hardback))
    OCLC
    990702888
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