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In Search of the Blues: Black Voices, White Visions [Import] [Paperback]

Marybeth Hamilton (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: January 22, 2008

A revisionist account which claims that, archaic and primeval though the music may sound, “Delta blues” emerged in the late twentieth century, the culmination of a longstanding white fascination with black singers untainted by modernity.

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About the Author

Marybeth Hamilton was born in California and teaches American history at Birkbeck College, University of London. She is the author of When I'm Bad, I'm Better: Mae West, Sex and American Entertainment.

Product Details

Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Pimlico (January 22, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0712664467
ISBN-13: 978-0712664462
Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.6 x 7.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #437,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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