| I Heard It Through the Grapevine: Rumor in African-American Culture Contributor(s): Turner, Patricia A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520089367 ISBN-13: 9780520089365 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $30.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1993 Annotation: Ku Klux Klan-owned companies. Sodas that cause sterility. A military conspiracy to infect Africans with AIDS. These rumors reverberate through Black America. Now, Patricia Turner presents a groundbreaking, comprehensive look at how rumors translate white oppression into folk warnings throughout the African-American community. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Dewey: 398.089 |
| LCCN: 93017463 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.05" W x 8.99" (0.93 lbs) 260 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: I Heard It Through the Grapevine explores how rumors that run rife in African-American communities, concerning such issues as AIDS, the Ku Klux Klan and FBI conspiracies, translate white oppression into folk warnings, and are used by the community to respond to a hostile dominant culture. |