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Autore |
Nies Betsy L. <1959-> |
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Titolo |
Eugenic fantasies [[electronic resource] ] : racial ideology in the literature and popular culture of the 1920's / / Betsy L. Nies |
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New York, : Routledge, 2002 |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-06562-8 |
0-203-61687-1 |
1-299-48432-8 |
1-136-06554-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (149 p.) |
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Collana |
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Literary criticism and cultural theory : outstanding dissertations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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American literature - 20th century - History and criticism |
Race in literature |
Literature and science - United States - History - 20th century |
Popular culture - United States - History - 20th century |
Eugenics - United States - History - 20th century |
Racism - United States - History - 20th century |
Eugenics in literature |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-123) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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EUGENIC FANTASIES Racial Ideology in the Literature and Popular Culture of the 1920's; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Racial Identity and Subjective Loss; Chapter 1: Theoretical and Critical Contexts; Chapter 2: The Rise of Eugenics and the Quest for the Classical White Male Body; Chapter 3: Hemingway, Eugenic Terror, and the ""Newest New Woman""; Chapter 4: Imagining the Statuesque: H.D., Eugenics, and the Aesthetics of White Lesbian Identity; Chapter 5: Fitzgerald, Nordicism, and Racial Nostalgia; Chapter 6: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Eugenic Fantasies is an innovative work that combines interpretive strategies from the fields of psychoanalysis, anthropology, and literary studies to create a new model for theorizing race. |
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