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Reading for reform : the social work of literature in the Progressive Era / Laura R. Fisher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fisher, Laura R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--20th century--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- Literature and society--United States--History--20th century.
- Literature and society.
- Social problems.
- History.
- Books and reading--Social aspects.
- Books and reading.
- United States.
- Books and reading--Social aspects--United States--History--20th century.
- Social problems--United States--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 307 pages ; 22 cm
- Other Title:
- Social work of literature in the Progressive Era
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis ; London : University of Minnesota Press, [2019]
- Contents:
- Introduction: the politics of proximity
- Sites of contact: the settlement house
- The problem with comparison: the working girls' club
- Correlation and conformity: from the African American college to the Harlem renaissance
- Forms of mediation: undercover literature
- Coda: twenty-first century afterlives.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Fisher, Laura R. Reading for reform.
- ISBN:
- 1517903831
- 9781517903831
- OCLC:
- 1055832329
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