Race for citizenship : Black Orientalism and Asian uplift from pre-emancipation to neoliberal America /

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Helen Heran Jun explores how the history of U.S. citizenshiphas positioned Asian Americans and African Americans in interlocking socio-political relationships since the mid nineteenth century. Rejecting the conventional emphasis on 'inter-racial prejudice, ' Jun demonstrates how a politics...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jun, Helen Heran (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2011.
Colección:Nation of newcomers.
Temas:
Citizenship > United States > History.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Asian Americans > Social conditions.
Orientalism > United States > History.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales.
Américains d'origine asiatique > Conditions sociales.
Orientalisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African Americans > Social conditions
Asian Americans > Social conditions
Citizenship
Orientalism
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Helen Heran Jun explores how the history of U.S. citizenshiphas positioned Asian Americans and African Americans in interlocking socio-political relationships since the mid nineteenth century. Rejecting the conventional emphasis on 'inter-racial prejudice, ' Jun demonstrates how a politics of inclusion has constituted a racial Other within Asian American and African American discourses of national identity. Race for Citizenship examines three salient moments when African American and Asian American citizenship become acutely visible as related crises.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 198 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780814743324
0814743323

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