Things of Darkness: Economies of Race and Gender in Early Modern England

by Kim F. Hall

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The "Ethiope," the "tawny Tartar," the "woman blackamoore," and "knotty Africanisms"--allusions to blackness abound in Renaissance texts. Kim F. Hall's eagerly awaited book is the first to view these evocations of blackness in the contexts of sexual politics, imperialism, and slavery in early modern England. Her work reveals the vital link between England's expansion into realms of difference and otherness--through exploration and colonialism-and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0801482496

ISBN13:9780801482496

Release Date:December 1995

Publisher:Cornell University Press

Length:312 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Criticism & Theory Gay & Lesbian History History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Movements & Periods Renaissance Social Science Social Sciences

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