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Race, theft, and ethics property matters in African American literature

Title
Race, theft, and ethics [electronic resource] : property matters in African American literature / Lovalerie King.
Author
King, Lovalerie.
Publication
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2007.

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Description
1 online resource (x, 187 p.) : ill.
Series Statement
Southern literary studies
Uniform Title
Race, theft, and ethics (Online)
Alternative Title
Race, theft, and ethics (Online)
Subject
  • American literature > African American authors > History and criticism
  • Property in literature
  • Theft in literature
  • African Americans in literature
  • Law in literature
  • Ethics in literature
  • Race discrimination in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-182) and index.
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Contents
Race, property, and ethics: the historical and legal equation -- The ethics of living slavery and Jim Crow -- Theft and love in two neo-freedom narratives: Toni Morrison's Beloved and Charles Johnson's Middle passage -- Miscegenation, disinheritance, and the ethics of passing -- In quest of the elusive American dream.
LCCN
2006039016
OCLC
ssj0000232020
Author
King, Lovalerie.
Title
Race, theft, and ethics [electronic resource] : property matters in African American literature / Lovalerie King.
Imprint
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2007.
Series
Southern literary studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-182) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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