| Civil Rights and the Environment in African-American Literature, 1895-1941 Contributor(s): Claborn, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1350009423 ISBN-13: 9781350009424 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - African American - Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature |
| Dewey: 810.989 |
| LCCN: 2017024324 |
| Series: Environmental Cultures |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (0.90 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The beginning of the 20th century marked a new phase of the battle for civil rights in America. But many of the era's most important African-American writers were also acutely aware of the importance of environmental justice to the struggle. Civil Rights and the Environment in African-American Literature is the first book to explore the centrality of environmental problems to writing from the civil rights movement in the early decades of the century. Bringing ecocritical perspectives to bear on the work of such important writers as Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, the writers of the Harlem Renaissance and Depression-era African-American writing, the book brings to light a vital new perspective on ecocriticism and modern American literary history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Claborn, John: - John Claborn is Lecturer in English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |