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A chosen exile : a history of racial passing in American life /

[Description]Countless African Americans have passed as white, leaving behind families and friends, roots and communities. It was, as Allyson Hobbs writes, a chosen exile. This history of passing explores the possibilities, challenges, and losses that racial indeterminacy presented to men and women...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hobbs, Allyson Vanessa (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:[Description]Countless African Americans have passed as white, leaving behind families and friends, roots and communities. It was, as Allyson Hobbs writes, a chosen exile. This history of passing explores the possibilities, challenges, and losses that racial indeterminacy presented to men and women living in a country obsessed with racial distinctions.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (382 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-363) and index.
ISBN:9780674735811
0674735811