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African, American - From Tarzan to Dreams from My Father - Africa in the US Imagination (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,832
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African, American - From Tarzan to Dreams from My Father - Africa in the US Imagination (Hardcover): David Peterson del Mar

African, American - From Tarzan to Dreams from My Father - Africa in the US Imagination (Hardcover)

David Peterson del Mar

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Africa has long gripped the American imagination. From the Edenic wilderness of Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan novels to the 'black Zion' of Garvey's Back-to-Africa movement, all manner of Americans - whether white or black, male or female - have come to see Africa as an idealized stage on which they can fashion new, more authentic selves. In this remarkable, panoramic work, David Peterson del Mar explores the ways in which American fantasies of Africa have evolved over time, as well as the role of Africans themselves in subverting American attitudes to their continent. Spanning seven decades, from the post-war period to the present day, and encompassing sources ranging from literature, film and music to accounts by missionaries, aid workers and travel writers, African, American is a fascinating deconstruction of 'Africa' as it exists in the American mindset.

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Imprint: Zed Books Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: June 2017
Authors: David Peterson del Mar
Dimensions: 145 x 226 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Paper over boards
Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 978-1-78360-854-6
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General
Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies
LSN: 1-78360-854-4
Barcode: 9781783608546

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