Black women and energies of resistance in nineteenth-century Haitian and American literature /
"This book re-evaluates traditional narratives of 19th-century modernity by placing Black women at the center of an increasingly connected world. It redefines energy and modernity by exploring how early Black transnational networks practiced energy across Haiti and the USA"--
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2024.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ;
193. |
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| Summary: | "This book re-evaluates traditional narratives of 19th-century modernity by placing Black women at the center of an increasingly connected world. It redefines energy and modernity by exploring how early Black transnational networks practiced energy across Haiti and the USA"-- |
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| Physical Description: | x, 193 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-189) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781009314244 1009314246 9781009314213 1009314211 |