Richard Newton

Identifying Roots

Alex Haley and the Anthropology of Scriptures

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume presents a cultural history of Alex Haley's Roots, examining the strategy and tactics Haley employed in developing a family origin story into an acclaimed national history.

Produktdetails

• Culture on the Edge: Studies in Identity Formation
• Verlag: Equinox Publishing Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 424g
• ISBN-13: 9781781795477
• ISBN-10: 1781795479
• Artikelnr.: 59872253

Autorenporträt

Richard W. Newton, Jr. is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama. His research examines the making of social difference in light of the anthropology of scriptures. He also curates the teacher-scholar multimedia resource, Sowing the Seed: Fruitful Conversations in Religion, Culture, and Teaching (sowingtheseed.org).