| Description |
xiv, 247 p. : ill. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
African American neighborhoods -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century.
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Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- In motion pictures.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780813555881 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780813555874 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780813555898 (electronic bk.) |
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