Egypt Land : Race and Nineteenth-Century American Egyptomania /

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Explores the relation between nineteenth-century American interest in ancient Egypt in architecture, literature, and science, and the ways Egypt was deployed by advocates for slavery and by African American writers.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Trafton, Scott, 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2004.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Slavery.
Racism.
Race relations.
Public opinion, American.
Education.
Slavery > United States.
Slavery > Egypt.
Racism > United States > History > 19th century.
United States.
Egypt.
United States > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Egypt > Foreign public opinion, American > History > 19th century.
Egypt > Study and teaching > United States > History > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Explores the relation between nineteenth-century American interest in ancient Egypt in architecture, literature, and science, and the ways Egypt was deployed by advocates for slavery and by African American writers.
Physical Description:1 online resource (376 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780822386315

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