Race: The History of an Idea in America

When Tom Gosset's Race: The History of an Idea in America appeared more than a generation ago, it explored the impact of race theory on literature in a way that anticipated the entire current scholarly discourse on the subject. Though it has gone out of print, it has never been rendered obsolete. Its reprinting is a boon to younger scholars in particular who are unfamiliar with its rich presentation of fact and its clear, efficient analysis, from which so much later theorizing has developed. With a new afterword by and about the author, and an introduction by series editors Arnold Rampersad and Shelley Fisher Fishkin, this edition should find a wide readership among young scholars and students working in African-American, literary, and cultural studies.

Summary

When Tom Gossett's book Race: The History of an Idea in America appeared more than a generation ago, it explored the impact of race theory on literature in a way that anticipated the entire scholarly discourse on the subject. With a new afterword by the author and an introduction by series editors Arnold Rampersad and Shelley Fisher Fishkin.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas F. Gossett, Thomas F. (Professor of English Gossett, Gossett Thomas F.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.06.1998
• EAN: 9780195097771
• ISBN: 978-0-19-509777-1
• No. of pages: 560
• Series: Race and American Culture; Race and American Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Population & demography, Population and Demography, Black & Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General