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Race and Affluence
Paul R. Mullins
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Description for Race and Affluence
Paperback. Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 367.
An archaeological analysis of the centrality of race and racism in American culture. Using a broad range of material, historical, and ethnographic resources from Annapolis, Maryland, during the period 1850 to 1930, the author probes distinctive African-American consumption patterns and examines how those patterns resisted the racist assumptions of the dominant culture while also attempting to demonstrate African-Americans' suitability to full citizenship privileges.
An archaeological analysis of the centrality of race and racism in American culture. Using a broad range of material, historical, and ethnographic resources from Annapolis, Maryland, during the period 1850 to 1930, the author probes distinctive African-American consumption patterns and examines how those patterns resisted the racist assumptions of the dominant culture while also attempting to demonstrate African-Americans' suitability to full citizenship privileges.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology
Number of Pages
217
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781475771800
SKU
V9781475771800
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Reviews for Race and Affluence
`The book is a good example of the fruits an interdisciplinary approach can bear, for the author mixes very skillfully documents, oral testimony, photographs, and material evidence. Mullins is also keen to draw on anthropology, sociology, semiotics, history, and philosophy, not restricting himself to archaeology, and the result is clearly worth of praise... Most ... Read more