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Smooth operating and other social acts / Roland Leander Williams.

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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:
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Other Format:
Print version: Williams, Roland Leander Smooth Operating and Other Social Acts
ISBN:
9781438489483
143848948X
OCLC:
1333082424

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