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UNINA9910817095603321 |
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Autore |
Patton Venetria K. <1968-> |
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Titolo |
Women in chains : the legacy of slavery in Black women's fiction / / Venetria K. Patton |
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-4384-1561-3 |
0-585-42475-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (215 p.) |
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Collana |
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SUNY series in Afro-American studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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American fiction - African American authors - History and criticism |
Women and literature - United States - History - 20th century |
American fiction - Women authors - History and criticism |
African American women - Intellectual life |
African American families in literature |
African American women in literature |
Mother and child in literature |
African Americans in literature |
Motherhood in literature |
Slavery 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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-186) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Women in Chains -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Breeding Ground: The Degendering of Female Slaves -- 2. The Cult of True Womanhood and Its Revisions -- 3. Reclaiming True Womanhood -- 4. Tragic Mulattas: Inventing Black Womanhood -- 5. The Haunting Effects of Slavery -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Traces the connection between slavery and the way in which black women fiction writers depict female characters and address gender issues, particularly maternity. |
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