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This book breaks the assumption that the racial tension the in 9/11 novels lies solely in the dynamic between Americans and terrorists. It also interrogates post-9/11 constructions of whiteness and the treatment of African-American characters.
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50844-3 |
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This book breaks the assumption that the racial tension the in 9/11 novels lies solely in the dynamic between Americans and terrorists. It also interrogates post-9/11 constructions of whiteness and the treatment of African-American characters. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(IX,108pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783319508443 |
| Index Number: | PN695 |
| CLC: | I106 |
| Contents: | Introduction: Fiction s First Responders -- Chapter 1. An American Breed: Wealthy White Protagonists -- Chapter 2. Fighting the Need to Be Normal: Terrorists and other Muslim Characters -- Chapter 3. You Want to Dance, I Want to Watch: African- American Characters -- Chapter 4. Off White Crayons: Ethnically Marked White Characters -- Conclusion: Flight From Innocence. |