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Rape, Race, and Lynching: The Red Record of American Literature, 1890-1912 - Race and American Culture Gunning, Sandra (Assistant Professor in the Department of American Studies, Assistant Professor in the Department of American Studies, College of William and Mary)
Rape, Race, and Lynching: The Red Record of American Literature, 1890-1912 - Race and American Culture
Gunning, Sandra (Assistant Professor in the Department of American Studies, Assistant Professor in the Department of American Studies, College of William and Mary)
In the 19th entury, the stereotype of the black male as sexual beast functioned as an externalized symbol of social chaos. This work describes American literary encounters with the conditions, processes and consequences of this and other stereotypes in mediating moments of white social crisis.
206 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 10, 1996 |
| Original release date | 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195099904 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 208 |
| Dimensions | 242 × 161 × 21 mm · 471 g |
| Language | English |