African, American: From Tarzan to Dreams from My Father - Africa in the US Imagination by Mar, David Peterson del

African, American: From Tarzan to Dreams from My Father - Africa in the US Imagination (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781783608539)

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African, American: From Tarzan to Dreams from My Father - Africa in the US Imagination by Mar, David Peterson del

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

$24.95
African, American: From Tarzan to Dreams from My Father - Africa in the US Imagination by Mar, David Peterson del

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

$24.95
Format: Paperback
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Africa has long gripped the American imagination. From the Edenic wilderness of Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzannovels 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.

Author: David Peterson del Mar
ISBN-10: 1783608536
ISBN-13: 9781783608539
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 06/15/2017
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.30w x 1.20d

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Choice 03/01/2018
By David Peterson del Mar
By David Peterson del Mar
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David Peterson del Mar is an associate professor of history at Portland State University, and the founding president of Yo Ghana!, a charity devoted to promoting friendship and understanding between students in Ghana and the Pacific Northwest.
David Peterson del Mar is an associate professor of history at Portland State University, and the founding president of Yo Ghana!, a charity devoted to promoting friendship and understanding between students in Ghana and the Pacific Northwest.

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