Crossing, Creolization, and the African Roots of American Culture

• Published in: American Anthropologist Vol. 108; no. 3; pp. 528 - 530
• Main Author: Ottenheimer, Harriet Joseph
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK American Anthropological Association 01.09.2006; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Acculturation; Activism; Africa; African Americans; American culture; Audiences; Black culture; Civil rights; Creolization; Cultural anthropology; Cultural change; Cultural identity; Cultural interaction; Cultural studies; Dance; Essays; Forms; Freedom of movement; Gender identity; Herskovits, Melville J (Melville Jean) (1895-1963); Historical text analysis; Interviews; Musicians & conductors; Nonfiction; Note taking; Photography; Processes; Race; Racial identity; Rap music; Review articles; Review Essays; Rhythm & blues music; Rock music; Self concept; Stereotypes; U.S.A; United States > US

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