{"product_id":"9781783608539-african-american-from-tarzan-to-dreams-from-my-father-africa-in-the-us-imagination","title":"Mar David Peterson Del - African American From Tarzan To Dreams From My Father Africa In The Us Imagination - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: 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.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: African American From Tarzan To Dreams From My Father Africa In The Us Imagination\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Mar David Peterson Del\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781783608539\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 400 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 6\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Black \u0026amp; Asian Studies","brand":"Mar David Peterson Del","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51336670970161,"sku":"IN-G-9781783608539","price":30.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781783608539.jpg?v=1746966004","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781783608539-african-american-from-tarzan-to-dreams-from-my-father-africa-in-the-us-imagination","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}