Race and Affluence An Archaeology of African America and Consumer Culture

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mullins, Paul R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2002, 2002
Edition:1st ed. 2002
Series:Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Racializing Consumer Culture
  • The Politicization and Politics of African-American Consumption
  • Material and Symbolic Racism in Consumer Space
  • “Producers as Well as Consumers”
  • Moralizing Work and Materialism
  • Modes of Consumption
  • Affluent Aspiration
  • Double Consciousness, Whiteness, and Consumer Culture