Early African Entertainments Abroad: From The Hottentot Venus To Africa'S First Olympians (Africa And The Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture)

By exploring the representations of Africans in circuses, plays, and exhibits in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain and America, Bernth Lindfors reveals how these performances served to reinforce American and European prejudices.

• | Author: Bernth Lindfors
• | Publisher: University Of Wisconsin Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 25, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 262 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0299301648
• | ISBN-13: 9780299301644