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A Rap on Race

Name: A Rap on Race
Author: Margaret Mead

by Margaret Mead

1971•Documentary•256 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryjournalistichistoricalfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty non-fiction book: inventive and emotional. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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About This Book

(From the introduction) On August 25, 1970, anthropologist Margaret Mead and writer James Baldwin met for the first time to have three recorded conversations, totaling more than seven hours of tape that, once transcribed, would compose the book, A Rap on Race (1971).

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryJournalisticHistoricalSocial commentaryUnlikely connections

Subjects

Race relationsAfrican AmericansNonfictionRacePoliticsAnthropologyHistoryAfrican American

Details

Author: Margaret Mead
Published: 1971
Pages: 256
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Source: Open Library

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