Beyond the Black and White TV : : Asian and Latin American Spectacle in Cold War America / / Benjamin M. Han.

This is the first book that examines how “ethnic spectacle” in the form of Asian and Latin American bodies played a significant role in the cultural Cold War at three historic junctures: the Korean War in 1950, the Cuban Revolution in 1959, and the statehood of Hawaii in 1959. As a means to strength...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Art and Architecture eBook-Package 2020
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Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (215 p.) :; 10 b&w images
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Narratives of Integration: Ethnic Spectacle and Las Vegas
  • 2. Narratives of Exchange: Asian Performers after the Korean War
  • 3. Narratives of Partnership: Latin American Entertainers after the Cuban Revolution
  • 4. Narratives of Coexistence: Pacific Islanders and the Statehood of Hawai‘i
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author