Interzones - Black;white Sex Districts in Chicago New York in Early Twentieth

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Summary

From black female prostitution to homosexual brothels, from taxi dance halls to speakeasies, Mumford reconstructs the mixed-race underworld of the Great Migration and the Progressive era to reveal how these subcultures transformed not only race relations, but American culture as well.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Mumford, Kevin (Professor of History Mumford, Mumford Kevin
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.1997
• EAN: 9780231104920
• ISBN: 978-0-231-10492-0
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Liv; Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, Anthropology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, HISTORY / United States / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, History of the Americas, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Urban communities, Ethical Issues: Prostitution & Sex Industry, Physical anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Ethical issues and debates, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality