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Minority Reports : Identity and Social Knowledge in Nineteenth-Century American Literature /

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Through close readings of texts by African American and women authors, Minority Reports offers a theoretical defense of the use of identity categories in American studies by examining how early American literature not only responds to the social stratification of the nineteenth century but also chal...

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Main Author: Borgstrom, Michael (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Series:Future of minority studies.
Subjects:
Literature.
African American Culture.
Gender Studies.
North American Literature.
African Americans.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Sex (Psychology)
Sociology.
America > Literatures.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Through close readings of texts by African American and women authors, Minority Reports offers a theoretical defense of the use of identity categories in American studies by examining how early American literature not only responds to the social stratification of the nineteenth century but also challenges modern historical conceptions of this era.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XV, 183 pages)
ISBN:9780230109711
DOI:10.1057/9780230109711