| Description |
xiii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"A major reevaluation of relationships among Blacks, Jews, and Irish in the years between the Irish Famine and the end of World War II, [this book] argues that the cooperative efforts and sympathies among these three groups, each persecuted and subjugated in its own way, was much greater than often acknowledged today. For the Black, Jewish, and Irish writers, poets, musicians, and politicians at the center of this transatlantic study, a sense of shared wrongs inspired repeated outpourings of sympathy"--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
Races -- Diasporas and nationalisms -- Melting pots -- Popular and institutional cultures -- The gathering storm: the 1930s and World War II. |
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Racism -- History.
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Racism. |
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History. |
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Racism -- United States -- History.
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United States. |
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Ethnic relations -- History.
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Ethnic relations. |
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United States -- Ethnic relations -- History.
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Jews -- Identity.
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Jews -- Identity. |
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Black people -- Race identity.
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Black people -- Race identity. |
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Irish -- Ethnic identity.
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Irish -- Ethnic identity. |
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Irish. |
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Race relations in literature.
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Race relations in literature. |
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American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
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American literature -- African American authors. |
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American literature -- Jewish authors -- History and criticism.
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American literature -- Jewish authors. |
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Irish literature -- History and criticism.
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Irish literature. |
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Racism. |
| ISBN |
9780674057012 alkaline paper |
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0674057015 alkaline paper |
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