Standards of value : money, race, and literature in America /

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In Standards of Value, Michael Germana reveals how tectonic shifts in U.S. monetary policy - from the Coinage Act of 1834 to the abolition of the domestic gold standard in 1933-34,correspond to strategic changes by American writers who renegotiated the value of racial difference. Populating the page...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Germana, Michael, 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
1800-1999
American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Money in literature.
Race in literature.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Roman américain > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Race dans la littérature.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction
Money in literature
Race in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Jacksonian abolitionism: money, minstrelsy, and "Uncle Tom's cabin"
  • Real change: George Washington Cable's "The grandissimes" and the crime of '73
  • The gold standard of the passing novel: exploring the limits of strategic essentialism
  • Black is-- an' Black ain't: "Invisible man" and the fiat of race.

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