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Item #47952 Black Aesthetics. The Black-Is-Beautiful Tradition and the Janus-Faced Image [INSCRIBED]. Adrianne A. Baytop.
Black Aesthetics. The Black-Is-Beautiful Tradition and the Janus-Faced Image [INSCRIBED]
Black Aesthetics. The Black-Is-Beautiful Tradition and the Janus-Faced Image [INSCRIBED]
Black Aesthetics. The Black-Is-Beautiful Tradition and the Janus-Faced Image [INSCRIBED]

Black Aesthetics. The Black-Is-Beautiful Tradition and the Janus-Faced Image [INSCRIBED]

New York: Vantage Press, Inc., 1999. First edition. Softcover. Brief inscription by author on half-title. Octavo. xxvii, (1) 74pp. Original tan glossy wraps with black lettering on cover. "By the mid-twentieth century, aggressive measures had begun to shore up the image o blackness. Expressions of pride in an African heritage appeared in such social areas as ethnic organizations and dress as well as in reforms of academic institutions. By far, the most revolutionary approach to change and reform was in the political arena through civil rights movements and the beginning of measures in adopting first, cultural pluralism, and then, diversity." (Baytop). Author Adrianne A. Baytop has been schooled in the Classics, has taught Shakespeare for many years at Rutgers University. Her substantial contribution to literary scholarship include a previous book and numerous articles for literary publications. Contains notes and bibliography at rear. Wraps with light creasing, some minor staining in block and pencil underlining and markings. Wraps in overall good, interior in good+ to very good condition. g to vg. Item #47952
ISBN: 0533127548

Price: $375.00

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