Race and Affluence An Archaeology of African America and Consumer Culture /
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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA :
Springer US,
2002.
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| Series: | Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology,
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | XIV, 217 p. online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9780306471636 |
| ISSN: | 1574-0439 |
