Stylin': African-American Expressive Culture, from Its Beginnings to the Zoot Suit
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For over two centuries, in the North as well as the South, both within their own community and in the public arena, African Americans have presented their bodies in culturally distinctive ways. Shane White and Graham White consider the deeper significance of the ways in which African Americans have dressed, walked, danced, arranged their hair, and communicated in silent gestures. They ask what elaborate hair styles, bright colors, bandanas, long...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0801482836
ISBN13:9780801482830
Release Date:February 1999
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:0.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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African-American & Black African-American Studies Anthropology Arts, Music & Photography Beauty, Grooming, & Style Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Cultural Ethnic & National Fashion Design Graphic Design Health Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific DemographicsCustomer Reviews
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