Richard Wright's Travel Writings : New Reflections.

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Attracted to remote lands by his interest in the postcolonial struggle, Richard Wright (1908-1960) became one of the few African Americans of his time to engage in travel writing. He went to emerging nations not as a sightseer but as a student of their cultures, learning the politics and the process...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smith, Virginia Whatley
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2012.
Subjects:
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960 > Knowledge > Foreign countries.
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960 > Travel.
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960
African Americans > Travel > Foreign countries > History.
Travelers' writings, American > History and criticism.
Noirs américains > Voyages > Pays étrangers > Histoire.
Écrits de voyageurs américains > Histoire et critique.
Foreign countries
Travel
Travelers' writings, American
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Attracted to remote lands by his interest in the postcolonial struggle, Richard Wright (1908-1960) became one of the few African Americans of his time to engage in travel writing. He went to emerging nations not as a sightseer but as a student of their cultures, learning the politics and the processes of social transformation. When Wright fled from the United States in 1946 to live as an expatriate in Paris, he was exposed to intellectual thoughts and challenges that transcended his social and political education in America. Three events broadened his world view- his introduction to French exi.
Physical Description:1 online resource (415 pages)
ISBN:9781604737714
1604737719

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