Brown Sugar - Over One-Hundred Years of America's Black Female Superstars

Zusammenfassung Talks about music stars. This book examines the lives, careers, and sometimes-contradictory images of African American goddesses of pop culture. It is not only about the accomplishments, but also the sometimes heart-wrenching struggles and tragedies of highly talented and ambitious women who set out to announce themselves to the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction to the Second EditionIntroduction to the First EditionAcknowledgments1900-1920 BeginningsThe 1920s PersonasThe 1930s Pop MythsThe 1940s Social SymbolsThe 1950s Sex SymbolsThe 1960s Political SymbolsThe 1970s SurvivorsThe 1980s Old School Goddesses of Glitz, New School IngenuesThe 1990s Million Dollar BabiesMavens of the New MillenniumBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Donald Bogle, Bogle Donald
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.07.2007
• EAN: 9780826416759
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-1675-9
• No. of pages: 376
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; USA, Television, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Musicals, Films, cinema, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Art music, orchestral and formal music, Music of film and stage