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Book SynopsisUncovering the unacknowledged role of sociology and anthropology in nourishing the politics and forms of minority writers in America.
Trade ReviewA beautifully researched and well-argued analysis, A Genealogy of Literary Multiculturism is a must-read for all those devoted to a deeper appreciation of the interpenetration between literary works and the social sciences.
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Superbly researched and intellectually provocative, A Genealogy of Literary Multiculturalism should be required reading for those interested in multiculturalism.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction: Multiculturalism's Cultural Revolution1. Zora Neale Hurston, D’Arcy McNickle, and the Culture of Anthropology2. Richard Wright, Robert Park, and the Literature of Sociology3. Jade Snow Wong, Ralph Ellison, and Desegregation4. John Okada and the Sociology of Internment5. Américo Paredes and the Folklore of the Border6. Toni Morrison, Frank Chin, and Cultural Nationalisms, 1965–19757. N. Scott Momaday: Blood and Identity8. Ishmael Reed and the Search for Survivals9. Gloria Anzaldúa, Aztlán, and Aztec SurvivalsConclusion: The Multicultural Complex and the Incoherence of Literary MulticulturalismNotes
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