characterizations of African Americans, 1830-1900 /
First Statement of Responsibility
Donnarae MacCann.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st pbk. ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2001.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xxxiv, 274 pages).
SERIES
Series Title
Children's literature and culture
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Originally published: New York : Garland Pub., 1998.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-260) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
White supremacy in children's literature.
International Standard Book Number
0415928907
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
African Americans in literature.
American literature-- 19th century-- History and criticism.
American literature-- White authors-- History and criticism.
Characters and characteristics in literature.
Children's literature, American-- History and criticism.
Racism in literature.
White supremacy movements-- United States-- History-- 19th century.