{"product_id":"african-american-david-peterson-del-mar-9781783608539","title":"African, American: From Tarzan to Dreams from My Father - Africa in the US Imagination","description":"Africa has long gripped the American imagination. From the Edenic wilderness of Edgar Rice Burroughs's \u003ci\u003eTarzan\u003c\/i\u003enovels 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning 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, \u003ci\u003eAfrican, American\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating deconstruction of 'Africa' as it exists in the American mindset.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Peterson del Mar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783608536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783608539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2018","brand":"David Peterson del Mar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47135417204991,"sku":"9781783608539","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d3d23d8-1aaf-4f48-ad86-c2001dc3050c.jpg?v=1755010086","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/african-american-david-peterson-del-mar-9781783608539","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}