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Interconnections: Gender and Race in American History
Carol Faulkner
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Description for Interconnections: Gender and Race in American History
Paperback. Explores gender and race as principal bases of identity and locations of power and oppression in American history. Editor(s): Faulkner, Carol; Parker, Alison M. Series: Gender and Race in American History. Num Pages: 300 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
This collection builds on decades of interdisciplinary work by historians of African American women as well as scholars of feminist and critical race theory, bridging the gap between well-developed theories of race, gender, and power and the practice of historical research. It examines how racial and gender identity is constructed from individuals' lived experiences in specific historical contexts, such as westward expansion, civil rights movements, or economic depression as well as by national and transnational debates over marriage, citizenship and sexual mores. All of these essays consider multiple aspects of identity, including sexuality, class, religion, and nationality, among others, but ... Read more
This collection builds on decades of interdisciplinary work by historians of African American women as well as scholars of feminist and critical race theory, bridging the gap between well-developed theories of race, gender, and power and the practice of historical research. It examines how racial and gender identity is constructed from individuals' lived experiences in specific historical contexts, such as westward expansion, civil rights movements, or economic depression as well as by national and transnational debates over marriage, citizenship and sexual mores. All of these essays consider multiple aspects of identity, including sexuality, class, religion, and nationality, among others, but ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
405g
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781580465076
SKU
V9781580465076
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Reviews for Interconnections: Gender and Race in American History
This timely collection of essays addresses a critical shortcoming in both feminist scholarship and scholarship on race, namely, a failure to apply intersectionality theory comprehensively. The conception of this collection, as well as the integrity of its central theoretic concern, marks an important intervention.
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