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

Author:   David Peterson del Mar
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781783608539


Pages:   400
Publication Date:   15 June 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   David Peterson del Mar
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Zed Books Ltd
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9781783608539


ISBN 10:   1783608536
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   15 June 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preface: ‘Africa In My Head’ 1. ‘Brightest Africa’ in the Early Twentieth Century 2. Post-War America and the ‘New Africa’ 3. From Political to Personal: White and Black America Confront a Transformed Continent in the 1960s 4. Gendered American Quests in ‘Timeless Africa’, 1970-2000 5. Africa Cosmopolitan in the New Millennium Conclusion: The In Between Notes Primary Sources: Books Primary Sources: Films Major Secondary Sources

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'Offers an intimate view of the intertwined relationship between Americans and Africans. Through a comprehensive yet sensitive analytical reading of fiction, autobiography and film, Del Mar shows just how much Africa has and continues to shape what it means to be American.' Kathryn Mathers, Duke University


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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.

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