Race: The History of an Idea in America
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When Tom Gosset’s Race: The History of an Idea in America appeared more than a generation ago, it explored the impact of race theory on literature in a way that anticipated the entire current scholarly discourse on the subject. Though it has gone out of print, it has never been rendered obsolete. Its reprinting is a boon to younger scholars in particular who are unfamiliar with its rich presentation of fact and its clear, efficient analysis, from which so much later theorizing has developed. With a new afterword by and about the author, and an introduction by series editors Arnold Rampersad and Shelley Fisher Fishkin, this edition should find a wide readership among young scholars and students working in African-American, literary, and cultural studies.
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Nott and Gliddon's agenda was unapologetically pro-slavery, anti-clerical, and political.
“Nott and Gliddon's agenda was unapologetically pro-slavery, anti-clerical, and political (Gossett 1997;Dain 2002).”
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- Authors
- Gossett, T. F.
- Corresponding author
- Gossett, Thomas F
- Publisher
- Oxford University PressNew York, NY
- Published
- 1997-08-14
- OpenAlex
- W4388402557
- Cited by
- 197
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.49
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Race, History, and American Society
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › American Literature and Culture
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Colonialism, slavery, and trade
- Keywords
- race theory, history of race concepts, race and literature, African American studies, literary studies, cultural studies, racial ideology
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