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1 online resource (309 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
This book looks at the role of 'ethnicity' in American literature and what that literature has said - and continues to say - about the diverse American culture. |
| Contents |
Contents; Introduction; 1. Beyond Ethnicity; 2. Typology and Ethnogenesis; 3. Melting Pots; 4. Romantic Love, Arranged Marriage, and Indian Melancholy; Interlude: From Indian to Urban; 5. Some Tales of Consent and Descent; 6. The Ethics of Wholesome Provincialism; 7. First Generation, Second Generation, Third Generation ... : The Cultural Construction of Descent; 8. Ethnicity and Literary Form; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
American literature -- Minority authors -- History and criticism.
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American literature -- Minority authors. |
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American literature -- Foreign authors -- History and criticism.
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American literature -- Foreign authors. |
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American literature. |
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Ethnic groups in literature.
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Ethnic groups in literature. |
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Ethnicity in literature.
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Ethnicity in literature. |
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Ethnology -- United States.
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Ethnology. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
9780195036947 |
| ISBN |
9780198020721 (electronic book) |
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0198020724 (electronic book) |
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1280440171 |
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9781280440175 |
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1601296819 |
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9781601296818 |
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