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.


Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Gossett, Thomas F.
Published: 08/14/1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195097771
Pages: 544
Weight: 1.92lbs
Size: 8.66h x 6.00w x 1.65d