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

By Paul R. Mullins

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306460890
• ISBN13: 9780306460890
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"