| Masculinities in Black and White: Manliness and Whiteness in (African) American Literature 2014 Edition Contributor(s): Armengol, J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349503754 ISBN-13: 9781349503759 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - African American - Social Science | Gender Studies - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 810.9 |
| Series: Global Masculinities |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.53 lbs) 190 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Inverting the traditional focus of ethnic studies on blackness as the object of scrutiny, this book explores dominant forms of white masculinity as seen by African American authors placed alongside certain white writers. Author analyzes texts by Herman Melville, Ernest Hemingway, Martha Gellhorn, Frederick Douglass, and James Baldwin. |