{"product_id":"culture-on-the-margins-9780691004747","title":"Culture on the Margins","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecounts the 'discovery' of black music by white elites in the nineteenth century, boldly revealing how the episode shaped modern approaches to studying racial and ethnic cultures. This book shows how the concept of 'cultural authenticity' is constantly redefined by critics for a variety of purposes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Culture on the Margins brilliantly [unravels] ... a crucial strand in the history of how the white investment in the black came to organize not only culture and politics in the United States but also social science...This theoretically exigent and beautifully written account also turns on claims about the meaning and use of spirituals for the slaves. For the emergence and disappearance of the black subject is the hinge of the story Cruz has to tell.\"--Michael Rogin, American Journal of Sociology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix  Introduction 3  ONE The Conundrum of Authenticity 19  TWO Sound Barriers and Sound Management 43  THREE From Objects to Subjects 67  FOUR From Authentic Subjects to Authentic Culture 99  FIVE From Testimonies to Artifacts 124  SIX Institutionalizing Ethnosympathy 164  SEVEN Conclusion 189  EPILOGUE 200  NOTES 207  BIBLIOGRAPHY 259  SUBJECT INDEX 275  SONGS CITED INDEX 289","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403668005207,"sku":"9780691004747","price":38.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/culture-on-the-margins-9780691004747","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}