Race and Affluence: An Archaeology of African America and Consumer Culture

Paul R. Mullins

Springer

1999

236 páginas

7h 52m

ISBN-13: 9780306460890

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.