false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179562068m/931589.jpg 931589 2 After the extraordinary social and political upheaval of the 1960s and 70s, African American culture splintered in the &#147;post-soul&#148; decade of the 1980s. Black entertainers, athletes, politicians, and spiritual leaders enjoyed unprecedented prominence and influence while at the same time drugs and crime ravaged once-vital black neighborhoods. Michael Jordan dominated basketball and Michael Jackson swept the Grammys, but rage and desperation ruled the streets. In this fascinating history, Nelson George, one of the country's leading black cultural critics, chronicles the African American 1980s in all its excess, creativity, and despair. <P> Sifting through the media, popular music, the arenas of sports and politics, cultural trends, street slang, and the changes that rocked Hollywood, Washington, Wall Street, and Madison Avenue, <I>Post-Soul Nation</I> will further confirm George as one of our most dynamic and original cultural commentators. 916577 19 1 2004 Post-Soul Nation: The Explosive, Contradictory, Triumphant, and Tragic 1980s as Experienced by African Americans (Previously Known as Blacks and Before That Negroes) total:17|5:4|4:6|3:6|2:1| 17 64 27 1 4 0 false false Mon Jul 13 09:14:13 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 09:14:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 01 09:12:41 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 09:12:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 23 08:22:28 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 08:22:28 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jul 08 14:30:07 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 14:30:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 08 14:29:18 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 14:29:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jun 30 16:47:11 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 16:47:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 16 23:04:21 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 23:04:21 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Apr 17 14:09:02 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 14:09:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Mar 19 12:07:06 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 12:07:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Mar 18 09:58:57 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 09:58:57 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jan 02 08:03:07 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 08:03:07 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Dec 15 16:05:55 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 16:05:55 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Sep 14 22:37:45 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 22:37:45 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Aug 23 15:29:26 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 15:29:26 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Tue Aug 05 22:07:01 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 22:07:01 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jul 17 09:42:53 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 09:42:53 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Jul 06 11:40:21 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 11:56:46 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Apr 23 17:08:43 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 17:08:43 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Feb 22 21:35:03 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 21:35:07 -0800 2008 0 0 true true Sun Feb 17 06:21:33 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 06:21:37 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=931589