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Jookin': The Rise of Social Dance Formations in African-American Culture Katrina Hazzard-Gordon
Jookin': The Rise of Social Dance Formations in African-American Culture
Katrina Hazzard-Gordon
Offers an analysis of the development of the jook, an underground cultural institution created by the black working class with other dance arenas in African-American culture. Presenting the effects of African slaves' middle passage experience on their traditional dances, this work traces the unique dance culture that developed in the rural South.
248 pages, illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 6, 1992 |
| ISBN13 | 9780877229568 |
| Publishers | Temple University Press,U.S. |
| Pages | 277 |
| Dimensions | 210 × 140 × 22 mm · 282 g |
| Language | English |