White supremacy in children's literature : characterizations of African Americans, 1830-1900 /

A compelling and penetrating study of the white supremacy myth in books for the young, revealing how children's stories have echoed the social injustice in American society.

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Tác giả chính: MacCann, Donnarae
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: New York ; London : Routledge, 2001.
Phiên bản:1st pbk. ed.
Loạt:Children's literature and culture.
Children's literature and culture (Routledge (Firm))
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  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; A Note on Usage; Introduction; Ambivalent Abolitionism A Sampling of Narratives; Sociopolitical and Artistic Dimensions of Abolitionist Tales; Personal and Institutional Dimensions; Children's Fiction A Sampling; The Social/Political Context; Literary Lives; Postwar Institutions; Literary Methods and Conventions; Conclusion The ~Lost Cause~ Wins; Bibliography Works for the Young; Other Sources; Index.