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Smooth operating and other social acts / Roland Leander Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Roland Leander, 1953- author.
- Series:
- SUNY Series in Multiethnic Literatures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans in literature.
- American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- Race relations in literature.
- Role playing in literature.
- Slavery in literature.
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (192 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- An engaging homage to African American resilience and resourcefulness in US literature and culture.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Birth of Cool
- Standards and Practices
- Two of Kind
- Game of Charades
- Old Black Magic
- Lost in Translation
- Learning the Ropes
- Blind Man’s Bluff
- Dress for Success
- Postscript
- Works Cited
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Williams, Roland Leander Smooth Operating and Other Social Acts
- ISBN:
- 9781438489483
- 143848948X
- OCLC:
- 1333082424
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