By the Work of Their Hands: Studies in Afro-American Folklife
- ISBN-10
- 0813913667
- ISBN-13
- 9780813913667
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Author
- John Michael Vlach
Description
"A stunning piece of scholarship, rich in both theory and evidence, that takes the reader to a new plateau of understanding" (Charles Joyner, University of South Carolina) of the African-American folklife.
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