| Waltzing in the Dark: African American Vaudeville and Race Politics in the Swing Era 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Na, Na (Author), Loparo, Kenneth A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312214189 ISBN-13: 9780312214180 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $98.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1999 Annotation: The career of Norton and Margot, a ballroom dance team whose work was thwarted by the racial tenets of the era, serves as the barometer of the times and acts as the tour guide on this excursion through the worlds of African American vaudeville, black and white America during the swing era, the European touring circuit, and pre-Civil Rights era racial etiquette. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Minority Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 5.78" W x 8.57" (0.95 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The career of Norton and Margot, a ballroom dance team whose work was thwarted by the racial tenets of the era, serves as the barometer of the times and acts as the tour guide on this excursion through the worlds of African American vaudeville, black and white America during the swing era, the European touring circuit, and pre-Civil Rights era racial etiquette. |