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1 online resource (x, 332 pages). |
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Blacks in the diaspora
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Blacks in the diaspora.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-325) and index. |
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Àjẹ́ in Yorubaland -- Àjẹ́ across the continent and in the Ìtànkálẹ́ -- Word becoming flesh and text in Gloria Naylor's 'Mama Day' and T. Obinkaram Echewa's 'I saw the sky catch fire' -- Initiations into the self, the conjured space of creation, and prophetic utterance in Ama Ata Aidoo's 'Anowa' and Ntozake Shange's 'Sassafrass, cypress & indigo' -- Un/complementary complements : gender, power, and Àjẹ́ -- The relativity of negativity -- The womb of life is a wicked bag : cycles of power, passion, and pain in the mother-daughter Àjẹ́ relationship -- Twinning across the ocean : the neo-political Àjẹ́ of Ben Okri's Madame Koto and Mary Monroe's Mama Ruby. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
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American fiction -- African American authors. |
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Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Women and literature. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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20th century |
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American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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American fiction -- Women authors. |
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African fiction (English) -- History and criticism.
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African fiction (English) |
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African American women -- Intellectual life.
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African American women -- Intellectual life. |
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African American women. |
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American fiction -- African influences.
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American fiction -- African influences. |
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American fiction. |
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African American women in literature.
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African American women in literature. |
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Mothers and daughters in literature.
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Mothers and daughters in literature. |
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Yoruba (African people) -- Religion.
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Yoruba (African people) -- Religion. |
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Motherhood in literature.
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Motherhood in literature. |
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Creation in literature.
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Creation in literature. |
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Women in literature.
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Women in literature. |
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1900 - 1999 |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Washington, Teresa N., 1971- Our mothers, our powers, our texts. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2005 (DLC) 2004024471 (OCoLC)56805824 |
| ISBN |
9780253003195 (electronic book) |
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0253003199 (electronic book) |
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0253345456 (alkaline paper) |
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9780253345455 (alkaline paper) |
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0253217571 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780253217578 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
