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Going too far : essays about America's nervous breakdown /
Challenging a prevailing attitude, this account disputes the idea that racism is no longer a factor in American life. Based on cultural and literary evidenceincluding Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finnit argues that, in some ways, the United States very much resembles the country of the 1850s. Not o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Montréal :
Baraka Books,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Challenging a prevailing attitude, this account disputes the idea that racism is no longer a factor in American life. Based on cultural and literary evidenceincluding Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finnit argues that, in some ways, the United States very much resembles the country of the 1850s. Not only are the representations of blacks in popular culture throwbacks to the days of minstrelsy, but politicians are also raising stereotypes reminiscent of those which fugitive slaves found it necessary to combat: that African Americans are lazy, dependent, and in need of management. Bold and direct, this book brings an important debate to the surface. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781926824598 1926824598 9781926824581 192682458X 9781608955060 1608955060 |