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Tales from the Haunted South

- Dark Tourism and Memories of Slavery from the Civil War Era

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Explores the popular yet troubling phenomenon of "ghost tours", frequently promoted and experienced at plantations, urban manor homes, and cemeteries throughout the US South. Examining popular sites and stories from these tours, Tiya Miles shows that haunted tales routinely appropriate and skew African American history to produce representations of slavery for commercial gain.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781469636146
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 176
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. august 2017
  • Størrelse:
  • 233x156x13 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 270 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 8-11 hverdage
Forventet levering: 20. november 2024

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Explores the popular yet troubling phenomenon of "ghost tours", frequently promoted and experienced at plantations, urban manor homes, and cemeteries throughout the US South. Examining popular sites and stories from these tours, Tiya Miles shows that haunted tales routinely appropriate and skew African American history to produce representations of slavery for commercial gain.

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