Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-281) and index.
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Beyond ethnicity -- Typology and ethnogenesis -- Melting pots -- Romantic love, arranged marriage, and Indian melancholy -- Interlude: from Indian to urban -- Some tales of consent and descent -- The ethics of wholesome provincialism -- First generation, second generation, third generation ... : the cultural construction of descent -- Ethnicity and literary form.
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Argues that Americans have more in common with each other than with their ethnic ancestors.
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
American literature-- Foreign authors-- History and criticism.
American literature-- Minority authors-- History and criticism.
Ethnic groups in literature.
Ethnicity in literature.
Ethnology-- United States.
Etnicidad en la literature.
Etnología-- EE. UU.
Grupos étnicos en la literatura.
Literatura americana-- Autores extranjeros-- Historia y crítica.
Ethnicité dans la littérature.
Ethnologie-- États-Unis.
Groupes ethniques dans la littérature.
Littérature américaine-- Auteurs étrangers-- Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine-- Auteurs issus des minorités-- Histoire et critique.
American literature-- Foreign authors.
American literature-- History and criticism.
American literature-- Minority authors.
Caractère national américain.
Ethnic groups in literature.
Ethnicité-- Dans la littérature.
Ethnicité-- États-Unis.
Ethnicity in literature.
Ethnicity.
Ethnology.
Literature and society.
Littérature américaine-- Auteurs appartenant à des minorités-- Histoire et critique.