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UNINA9910781309403321 |
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Hartnell Anna |
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Titolo |
Rewriting Exodus [[electronic resource] ] : American futures from Du Bois to Obama / / Anna Hartnell |
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London, : Pluto Press |
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New York, : Distributed in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Decolonial studies, postcolonial horizons |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans - Intellectual life |
United States Race relations History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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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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Re-reading America : Barack Obama -- Double consciousness and the master/slave dialectic : W.E.B. Du Bois -- Excavating the promised land : Martin Luther King -- Reclaiming 'Egypt' : Malcolm X -- Transcending the nation : Toni Morrison's Paradise -- Conclusion : Exodus and return in post-Katrina New Orleans. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Traces the concept of Exodus as a powerful narrative of liberation for pivotal black thinkers and explores its significance for contemporary America. Suggests new ways of thinking about America's relationship with race, the Middle East, and the wider postcolonial world. |
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