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UNINA9910392725803321 |
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Autore |
Bell Lenore |
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Titolo |
The “Other” In 9/11 Literature [[electronic resource] ] : If You See Something, Say Something / / by Lenore Bell |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2017.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (IX, 129 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Literature, Modern—20th century |
Literature, Modern—21st century |
Contemporary Literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Fiction’s First Responders -- Chapter 1. An American Breed: Wealthy White Protagonists -- Chapter 2. Fighting the Need to Be Normal: Terrorists and other Muslim Characters -- Chapter 3. You Want to Dance, I Want to Watch: African- American Characters -- Chapter 4. Off White Crayons: Ethnically Marked White Characters -- Conclusion: Flight From Innocence. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book breaks the assumption that the racial tension the in 9/11 novels lies solely in the dynamic between “Americans” and “terrorists.” It also interrogates post-9/11 constructions of whiteness and the treatment of African-American characters. |
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