The Word in Black and White: Reading "Race" in American Literature, 1638-1867

by Stephanie Nelson and Dana D. Nelson

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Dana Nelson provides a study of the ways in which Anglo-American authors constructed "race" in their works from the time of the first British colonists through the period of the Civil War. She focuses on some eleven texts, ranging from widely-known to little-considered, that deal with the relations among Native, African, and Anglo-Americans, and places her readings in the historical, social, and material contexts of an evolving U.S. colonialism and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195089278

ISBN13:9780195089271

Release Date:February 1994

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

17th Century African Americans African-American Studies Biochemistry Biological Sciences Classics Criticism & Theory Discrimination & Racism History & Criticism Literary Criticism

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