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We Jews and Blacks : memoir with poems /
Willis Barnstone's third book of memoirs begins with his childhood and ends with his brother's death in 1987. A central theme is labels - names, ethnicities, all distinctions that cause suspicion, anger, and destruction. Barnstone speaks as a Jew who has from early in his life shared paral...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, Ind. :
Indiana University Press,
©2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Willis Barnstone's third book of memoirs begins with his childhood and ends with his brother's death in 1987. A central theme is labels - names, ethnicities, all distinctions that cause suspicion, anger, and destruction. Barnstone speaks as a Jew who has from early in his life shared parallel experiences with African Americans. He dwells on his own experience of "passing", already present in the name Barnstone, a name changed before his birth to conceal - or not to advertise - that he was a Jew, which might affect admission to private schools and college, his integration into society, and his |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 241 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-231) and index. |
| ISBN: | 025311022X 9780253110220 9780253344199 0253344190 9786612072215 6612072210 1282072218 9781282072213 |