White supremacy in children's literature [[electronic resource] ] : characterizations of African Americans, 1830-1900 / / Donnarae MacCann

• Autore: MacCann Donnarae
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; London, : Routledge, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (309 p.)
• Disciplina: 810.9/3520396073/09034
• Soggetto topico: American literature - 19th century - History and criticism; African Americans in literature; White supremacy movements - United States - History - 19th century; Children - Books and reading - United States - History - 19th century; American literature - White authors - History and criticism; Children's literature, American - History and criticism; Characters and characteristics in literature; Racism in literature
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-260) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; WHITE SUPREMACY IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: CHARACTERIZATIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS, 1830-1900; Copyright; Contents; Preface; A Note on Usage; Introduction; Part One The Antebellum Years; Chapter One Ambivalent Abolitionism: A Sampling of Narratives; Chapter Two Sociopolitical and Artistic Dimensions of Abolitionist Tales; Chapter Three Personal and Institutional Dimensions; Part Two The Postbellum Years; Chapter Four Children's Fiction: A Sampling; Chapter Five The Social/Political Context; Chapter Six Literary Lives; Chapter Seven Postwar Institutions ; Chapter Eight Literary Methods and ConventionsChapter Nine Conclusion: The "Lost Cause" Wins; Bibliography; Works for the Young; Other Sources; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This penetrating study of the white supremacy myth in books for the young adds an important dimension to American intellectual history. The study pinpoints an intersecting adult and child culture: it demonstrates that many children's stories had political, literary, and social contexts that paralleled the way adult books, schools, churches, and government institutions similarly maligned black identity, culture, and intelligence. The book reveals how links between the socialization of children and conservative trends in the 19th century foretold 20th century disregard for social justice in Ame
• Titolo autorizzato: White supremacy in children's literature
• ISBN: 1-280-31694-2; 0-203-90511-3; 0-203-90635-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813297303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Garland reference library of social science ; ; v. 1043.; Garland reference library of social science. . -Children's literature and culture ; ; v. 4.