Buppies, B-Boys, Baps, & Bohos: Notes on Post-Soul Black Culture

By Nelson George

Book Overview

In this new and expanded edition of Nelson George's classic cultural study, contemporary black culture is chronicled through essays on music, film, sports, publishing, politics and city life, both uptown and down. Buppies enters nearly every arena of the black urban USA: roisterous rappers and legendary hoopsters, streetwise hustlers and influential filmmakers, unsung musicians and drug dealers at work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306810271
• ISBN13: 9780306810275
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

very on time book

Nelson George is one of My Favorite Writers & He has a way with words & conecting so much together.He brings a strong fusion too His work.I enjoyed the essays so much & the way He broke down era's,styles & overall entertainment.get a copy if you can.