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Race : the History of an Idea in America.

When Tom Gosset's Race: The History of an Idea in America appeared more than a generation ago, it explored the impact of race theory on literature in a way that anticipated the entire current scholarly discourse on the subject. Though it has gone out of print, it has never been rendered obsolet...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gossett, Thomas F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; I. Early Race Theories; II. England's American Colonies and Race Theories; III. Eighteenth-Century Anthropology; IV. Nineteenth-Century Anthropology; V. The Teutonic Origins Theory; VI. The Study of Language and Literature; VII. Race and Social Darwinism; VIII. The Social Gospel and Race; IX. Literary Naturalism and Race; X. The Indian in the Nineteenth Century; XI. The Status of the Negro: 18651915; XII. Anti-Immigration Agitation: 18651915; XIII. Imperialism and the Anglo-Saxon; XIV. World War I and Racism; XV. Racism in the 1920s; XVI. The Scientific Revolt Against Racism.
  • XVII. The Battle Against PrejudiceNotes; Bibliographic Essay; Index.