Babylon Girls: Black Women Performers and the Shaping of the Modern
by Jayna Brown
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- Paperback
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0822341573
- ISBN 13
- 9780822341574
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Paperback / softback. New. Presents a cultural history of the African American women who performed in variety shows - chorus lines, burlesque revues, cabaret acts, and the like - between 1890 and 1945. This book describes the strange phenomenon of blackface performances by women, both black and white, and considers how black expressive artists navigated racial segregation.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Bookseller
- The Saint Bookstore (GB)
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- B9780822341574
- Title
- Babylon Girls: Black Women Performers and the Shaping of the Modern
- Author
- Jayna Brown
- Format/Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 9
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0822341573
- ISBN 13
- 9780822341574
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Place of Publication
- Durham, North Carolina, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- 2008-09
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