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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780520261839
- Subject Area
- Art, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
- Publication Name
- Signs of the Times : the Visual Politics of Jim Crow
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Discrimination & Race Relations, Social History, General, Advertising & Promotion, United States / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 27.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520261836
ISBN-13
9780520261839
eBay Product ID (ePID)
78661035
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Signs of the Times : the Visual Politics of Jim Crow
Publication Year
2010
Subject
Discrimination & Race Relations, Social History, General, Advertising & Promotion, United States / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Art, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
27.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2009-020570
Reviews
A rich contribution to American studies, Signs of the Times reanimates the critical conversation about racial formation by turning away from physiological signs and turning to literal ones., _Abel_s accomplishment is formidable, and all students of the American past owe her a tremendous debt for her careful work in creating this paradoxically striking _archive of the ordinary_._, _A rich contribution to American studies, Signs of the Times reanimates the critical conversation about racial formation by turning away from physiological signs and turning to literal ones._, "Abel complements stunning photos of a sometimes forgotten world - where "White Only" and "Colored Only" signs were a disturbing legal and social reality - with an in-depth scholarly examination.", Abel's accomplishment is formidable, and all students of the American past owe her a tremendous debt for her careful work in creating this paradoxically striking 'archive of the ordinary'., "A rich contribution to American studies, Signs of the Times reanimates the critical conversation about racial formation by turning away from physiological signs and turning to literal ones."-- Melus, "An impressive study of the visual politics of compulsory race segregation in the United States."-- African American Review, "Abel complements stunning photos of a sometimes forgotten world - where "White Only" and "Colored Only" signs were a disturbing legal and social reality - with an in-depth scholarly examination."-- San Francisco Chronicle, "Abel's accomplishment is formidable, and all students of the American past owe her a tremendous debt for her careful work in creating this paradoxically striking 'archive of the ordinary'."-- Left History, _Abel complements stunning photos of a sometimes forgotten world - where "White Only" and "Colored Only" signs were a disturbing legal and social reality - with an in-depth scholarly examination._, "Abel complements stunning photos of a sometimes forgotten world - where "White Only" and "Colored Only" signs were a disturbing legal and social reality - with an in-depth scholarly examination."--San Francisco Chronicle
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
305.800975
Table Of Content
Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: Jim Crow's Cultural Turns Part I. Inscriptions 1. American Graffiti: The Social Life of Jim Crow Signs 2. The Signs of Race in the Language of Photography 3. Cultural Memory and the Conditions of Visibility: The Circulation of Jim Crow Photographs Part II. Race and Space 4. Restroom Doors and Drinking Fountains: Perspective, Mobility, and the Fluid Grounds of Race and Gender 5. The Eyeball and the Wall: Eating, Seeing, and the Nation Part III. Still and Motion Pictures 6. Double Take: Photography, Cinema, and the Segregated Theater 7. Upside Down and Inside Out: Camera Work, Spectatorship, and the Chronotope of the Colored Balcony Part IV. Dismantling Jim Crow 8. Remaking Racial Signs: Activism and Photography in the Theater of the Sit-Ins Afterword: Contemporary Turns Notes Select Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Signs of the Times traces the career of Jim Crow signs--simplified in cultural memory to the "colored/white" labels that demarcated the public spaces of the American South--from their intellectual and political origins in the second half of the nineteenth century through their dismantling by civil rights activists in the 1960s and '70s. In this beautifully written, meticulously researched book, Elizabeth Abel assembles a variegated archive of segregation signs and photographs that translated a set of regional practices into a national conversation about race. Abel also brilliantly investigates the semiotic system through which segregation worked to reveal how the signs functioned in particular spaces and contexts that shifted the grounds of race from the somatic to the social sphere.
LC Classification Number
E185.61.A164 2010
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- o***u (6)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseWhile 1 of 6 items was damaged pre shipping, I found the shipping time to be reasonable and the packaging to be more than adequate. The items were mostly as described, with minor blemishes that were not visible in the original pictures. The value of these items is well worth the price, and I will be working with this seller again in the future. I was given a refund for the broken item and while the reply from the seller wasn't in a timely manner, they were reasonable and sorted out the issue.
- u***i (666)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseA good seller. The book was well described and reasonably priced. It was promptly despatched. I have one minor criticism, but important for serious book collectors for whom condition is everything. The book was only packed in a plastic bag with no inner protective packaging. It was a hardback but the corners and spine are very vulnerable in transit and need protection.
- t***e (119)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseVery happy with purchase this is a great seller. Extremely fast shipping. Product actually better than was described. Unbelievable value, I won the bid for $12.50 on $100 item. Item was packed very well almost too well. I hate Styrofoam peanuts it gets everywhere and it’s very hard to clean up even Amazon quit using it. My suggestion is go to packing paper instead of the Styrofoam peanuts. But still very happy with purchase.