Past Is Not Dead: Facts, Fictions, and Enduring Racial Stereotypes

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Past Is Not Dead: Facts, Fictions, and Enduring Racial Stereotypes
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Allan Pred
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 149
ISBN/Barcode 9780816644063
ClassificationsDewey:305.8009485
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Publishing Details

Publisher University of Minnesota Press
Imprint University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date 15 September 2004
Publication Country United States

Description

During a 1985 visit to Sweden's National Portrait Gallery, Pred (geography, U. of California, Berkeley) was first struck by a painting of a young male. Called Badin, he was an Afro-Caribbean slave given to the Swedish royal court, whose portrait was created in 1775 by a royal court artist. Through the example of Badin, Pred explores past and presen