Conjugal Union : the Body, the House, and the Black American.

Arguing that gender and sexuality have always played a role in questions of black national identity, the author identifies the origins of a ""national"" African-American literature in 1827 and the beginnings of a novelistic tradition. He shows how various forces shaped the ideal...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Reid-Pharr, Robert F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cary : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Series:Race and American culture.
Subjects:
African Americans > Race identity.
African Americans > Intellectual life.
Black nationalism > United States.
Body image > Social aspects > United States > History.
African American intellectuals > History.
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
Noirs américains > Identité ethnique.
Noirs américains > Vie intellectuelle.
Nationalisme noir > États-Unis.
Image du corps > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire.
Intellectuels noirs américains > Histoire.
African American intellectuals
African Americans > Intellectual life
African Americans > Race identity
American literature > African American authors
Black nationalism
Body image > Social aspects
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 ENGENDERING RACE; Chapter 2 AMERICAN PANORAMA; Chapter 3 CLEAN HOUSE, PECULIAR PEOPLE; Chapter 4 BLACK, WHITE, AND YELLER; Chapter 5 CONJUGAL UNION; EPILOGUE; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; U; V; W; Y.

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