| Description |
1 online resource (x, 264 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Before this anger -- The Gambia -- Speaking Roots -- Writing Roots -- Producing Roots -- Reading Roots -- Watching Roots -- A troublesome property. |
| Summary |
When Alex Haley's book Roots was published by Doubleday in 1976 it became an immediate bestseller. The television series, broadcast by ABC in 1977, became the most popular miniseries of all time, captivating over a hundred million Americans. For the first time, Americans saw slavery as an integral part of the nation's history. With a remake of the series in 2016 by A & E Networks, Roots has again entered the national conversation. In Making "Roots," Matthew F. Delmont looks at the importance, contradictions, and limitations of mass culture and examines how Roots pushed the boundaries of history. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Haley, Alex. Roots.
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Roots (Television program : 1977)
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Roots (Television program : 1977) |
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Roots (Haley, Alex) |
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Roots (Television program : 1977) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Delmont, Matthew F. Making Roots. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016] 9780520291324 (DLC) 2016002212 (OCoLC)936205566 |
| ISBN |
9780520965133 (electronic book) |
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0520965132 (electronic book) |
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9780520291324 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0520291328 |
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