TY - BOOK AU - Mintz,Sidney W. AU - Price,Richard AU - TI - The birth of African-American culture: an anthropological perspective SN - 9780807009161 AV - F2191.P946.B578 1992 PY - 1992/// CY - Boston PB - Beacon Press KW - Blacks KW - Caribbean Area KW - History KW - Slavery KW - Acculturation N1 - Originally published: An anthropological approach to the Afro-American past. Philadelphia : Institute for the Study of Human Issues, 1976. (ISHI occasional papers in social change ; numbers 2). With new preface; 1 (pages 105-116) and index; The encounter model --; Sociocultural contact and flow in slave societies --; The slave sector --; The beginnings of African-American societies and cultures --; Retentions and survivals --; Kinship and sex roles --; Conclusion; 2 N2 - "This compelling look at the wellsprings of cultural vitality during one of the most dehumanizing experiences in history provides a fresh perspective on the African-American past." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hm031/91041020.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0737/91041020-b.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hm031/91041020.html ER -