| Description |
247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The era of the new Negro: African American politics and aesthetics in twentieth century Harlem -- African American aesthetics and the city: picturing the Black bourgeoisie in New York -- Heaven and hell in Harlem: urban aesthetics for a renaissance people -- Delinquents in the making: Harlem's representational turn toward "marketable shock" -- Gangster's paradise: drugs and crime in Harlem, from Blaxploitation to New Jack cinema -- Echoes of a renaissance: Harlem's nostalgic turn -- Conclusion: making and re-making a promised land: Harlem's continuing revisions. |
| Subject |
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century.
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Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- In motion pictures.
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African American neighborhoods -- New York (State) -- New York.
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African American neighborhoods. |
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New York (State) -- New York. |
| ISBN |
9780813555881 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0813555884 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780813555874 paperback alkaline paper |
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0813555876 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780813555898 e-book |
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0813555892 e-book |
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