Race and identity in Barack Obama's Dreams from my father : a collection of critical essays /
This book examines significant aspects of President Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father both in relation to the African American literary tradition and to the context of the relevant historical and cultural productions that inform it. The authors view the book a work of literature and compare...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Lewiston :
Edwin Mellen Press,
©2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This book examines significant aspects of President Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father both in relation to the African American literary tradition and to the context of the relevant historical and cultural productions that inform it. The authors view the book a work of literature and compare it to other works by black authors such as Toni Morrison, Frederick Douglass, and Ralph Ellison among others. Some authors contest the idea that the book was written during a pre-political stage in President Obama's life because it was released to coincide with his first political campaign in Chicago, Il. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (306 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9780773421486 0773421483 |