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Record Nr.

UNISA996201151303316

Titolo

The Cambridge companion to African American women's literature / / edited by Angelyn Mitchell and Danille K. Taylor [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009

ISBN

1-139-80130-9

1-139-00248-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxvi, 306 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge companions to literature

Disciplina

810.9/9287

Soggetti

American literature - African American authors - History and criticism

American literature - Women authors - History and criticism

African American women - Intellectual life

African American women in literature

Women and literature - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-300) and index.

Nota di contenuto

; Introduction / Angelyn Mitchell and Danille K. Taylor -- Early African American women's literature / Frances Smith Foster and LaRose Davis -- Women of the Harlem Renaissance / Cheryl A. Wall -- Women writers of the Black Arts Movement / Eleanor W. Traylor -- Contemporary African American women writers / Dana A. Williams -- African American feminist theories and literary criticism / Robert J. Patterson -- African American women and the United States slave narrative / Joycelyn Moody -- Autobiography and African American women's literature / Joanne M. Braxton -- "Even some fiction might be useful" : African American women novelists / Madhu Dubey -- African American women poets and the power of the word / Keith D. Leonard -- African American women in the performing arts / Olga Barrios -- African American women writers of children's and young adult literature / Dianne Johnson -- African American women essayists / Marilyn Sanders Mobley -- African American women writers and the short story / Crystal J. Lucky -- African American women writers and popular fiction : theorizing black womanhood / Herman Beavers.

Sommario/riassunto

The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature



covers a period dating back to the eighteenth century. These specially commissioned essays highlight the artistry, complexity and diversity of a literary tradition that ranges from Lucy Terry to Toni Morrison. A wide range of topics are addressed, from the Harlem Renaissance to the Black Arts Movement, and from the performing arts to popular fiction. Together, the essays provide an invaluable guide to a rich, complex tradition of women writers in conversation with each other as they critique American society and influence American letters. Accessible and vibrant, with the needs of undergraduate students in mind, this Companion will be of great interest to anybody who wishes to gain a deeper understanding of this important and vital area of American literature.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255358003321

Autore

Miller Seumas

Titolo

Corruption and Anti-Corruption in Policing—Philosophical and Ethical Issues / / by Seumas Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-46991-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 106 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Ethics, , 2211-811X

Disciplina

174.93632

Soggetti

Ethics

Critical criminology

Political planning

Human rights

Law - Philosophy

Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics

Critical Criminology

Public Policy

Human Rights

Philosophy of Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Chapter 1 Criminal Law, Morality and the Institution of the Police -- Chapter 2 Police Corruption -- Chapter 3 Noble Cause Corruption in Policing -- Chapter 4 Integrity Systems for Police Organisations -- Chapter 5 Professional Reporting and Police Culture -- Chapter 6 Internal Investigations -- Chapter 7 Integrity Testing -- Conclusion. .

Sommario/riassunto

High levels of police corruption have been a persistent historical tendency in police services throughout the world. While the general area of concern in this book is with police corruption and anti-corruption, the focus is on certain key philosophical and ethical issues that arise for police organisations confronting corruption. On the normative account proffered in this book the principal institutional purpose of policing is the protection of legally enshrined moral rights and the principal institutional anti-corruption arrangement is what is referred to as an integrity system. The latter includes oversight bodies with investigative powers and internal affairs departments as well as specific devices such as early warning indicators, professional reporting mechanisms and integrity tests. Key concepts analysed in the book include corruption, noble cause corruption and collective moral responsibility. The key ethical issues analysed include investigative independence, professionalreporting, covert operations and integrity tests.