Mar David Peterson Del - African American From Tarzan To Dreams From My Father Africa In The Us Imagination - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: 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.
Title: African American From Tarzan To Dreams From My Father Africa In The Us Imagination
Author(s): Mar David Peterson Del
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781783608539
Pages: 400 Pages
Publication Date: 6/15/2017
Category: Black & Asian Studies