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Blackface: Reflections on African-Americans and the Movies
by George, Nelson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060171200
- ISBN 13
- 9780060171209
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: HarperCollins, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Remainder First Edition. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition with Fine Dust jacket. Remainder mark on bottom edge, else Fine. Clean, unmarked black half cloth binding with silver titles, orange paper-wrapped boards; no edgewear, tight and solid, square with sharp corners. Pages edges clean and white. Text body as new. A look at the African American screen image from both a personal and an historical viewpoint. blending stories and anecdotes about the acutal experiences of going to, being in, and making movies today with the cultural criticism of Nelson George, a respected critic. He discusses the impact of movies of all kinds on the youngest African-Americans and the messages communicated to them from black role models. 224 pages. 9.6 x 6.5 inches. HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1994.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014984
- Title
- Blackface: Reflections on African-Americans and the Movies
- Author
- George, Nelson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060171200
- ISBN 13
- 9780060171209
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- AFRICAN-AMERICANS; MOTION PICTURES; PRYOR. RICHARD; MURPHY, EDDIE; LEE, SPIKE; HOLLYWOOD; ACADEMY AWARDS;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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