Under a Bad Sign

University of Chicago Press, 7/15/2011 12:00:01 A. paperback. Very Good. 0.7000 in x 8.9000 in x 5.9000 in.

University of Chicago Press , pp. 248 . Hardback. Used.

New. What accounts for the persistence of the figure of the black criminal in popular culture created by African Americans? Unearthing the overlooked history of art that has often seemed at odds with the politics of civil rights and racial advancement, "Under a Bad Sign" explores the rationale behind this tradition of criminal self-representation from the Harlem Renaissance… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paperback / softback. New. What accounts for the persistence of the figure of the black criminal in popular culture created by African Americans? This title explores the rationale behind this tradition of criminal self-representation from the Harlem Renaissance to the gangsta culture. It traces the legacy of badness in Rudolph Fisher and Chester Himes' detective fiction.

University of Chicago Press, 2011-07-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.