{"product_id":"black-camelot-william-l-van-deburg-9780226847160","title":"Black Camelot: African-American Culture Heroes in Their Times, 1960-1980","description":"In the wake of the Kennedy era, a new kind of ethnic hero emerged within African-American popular culture. Uniquely suited to the times, burgeoning pop icons projected the values and beliefs of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, and reflected both the possibility and the actuality of a rapidly changing American landscape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBlack Camelot\u003c\/i\u003e, William Van Deburg examines the dynamic rise of these new black champions, the social and historical contexts in which they flourished, and their powerful impact on the African-American community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Van Deburg manages the enviable feat of writing with flair within a standardized academic framework, covering politics, social issues and entertainment with equal aplomb.\"--Jonathan Pearl, \u003ci\u003eJazz Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] fascinating, thorough account of how African-American icons of the 1960s and '70s have changed the course of American history. . . . An in-depth, even-tempered analysis. . . . Van Deburg's witty, lively and always grounded style entertains while it instructs.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William L. Van Deburg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226847160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226847160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.35h x 9.32w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1997 pg. 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/27\/1997 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/1997 pg. 367","brand":"William L. Van Deburg","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086427926783,"sku":"9780226847160","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8bae620d-5f11-4a32-9738-1ac986f0fc84.jpg?v=1769094615","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-camelot-william-l-van-deburg-9780226847160","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}