Title Conjugal union : the body, the house, and the Black American / Robert Reid-Pharr

Published New York : Oxford University Press, 1999

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 166 pages) : illustrations Series Race and American culture Race and American culture Contents List of Illustrations; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 ENGENDERING RACE; Chapter 2 AMERICAN PANORAMA; Chapter 3 CLEAN HOUSE, PECULIAR PEOPLE; Chapter 4 BLACK, WHITE, AND YELLER; Chapter 5 CONJUGAL UNION; EPILOGUE; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; U; V; W; Y Summary Arguing that gender and sexuality have always played a role in questions of black national identity, the author identifies the origins of a "national" African-American literature in 1827 and the beginnings of a novelistic tradition. He shows how various forces shaped the ideal of the black family Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-164) and index Notes English Print version record Subject African Americans -- Race identity. African Americans -- Intellectual life. Black nationalism -- United States. Body image -- Social aspects -- United States -- History African American intellectuals -- History American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies. African American intellectuals African Americans -- Intellectual life African Americans -- Race identity American literature -- African American authors Black nationalism Body image -- Social aspects Ethnische Beziehungen Ethnische Identität Geschichte Schwarze United States USA Schwärze Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book LC no. 98035936 ISBN 1602561117 9781602561113 9780195104028 0195104021 1423759192 9781423759195 1280452536 9781280452536 0195355903 9780195355901

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