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Forgeries of Memory and Meaning : Blacks and the Regimes of Race in American Theater and Film before World War II.
Cedric J. Robinson offers a new understanding of race in America through his analysis of theater and film of the early twentieth century. He argues that economic, political, and cultural forces present in the eras of silent film and the early "talkies" firmly entrenched limited representat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
The University of North Carolina Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Cedric J. Robinson offers a new understanding of race in America through his analysis of theater and film of the early twentieth century. He argues that economic, political, and cultural forces present in the eras of silent film and the early "talkies" firmly entrenched limited representations of African Americans. Robinson grounds his study in contexts that illuminate the parallel growth of racial beliefs and capitalism, beginning with Shakespearean England and the development of international trade. He demonstrates how the needs of American commerce determined the construction of successive r. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (454 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-403) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781469606750 1469606755 |