Rewriting Exodus American futures from Du Bois to Obama / Anna Hartnell.

Author/creator Hartnell, Anna
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Pluto Press ; New York : Distributed in the U.S.A. by Palgrave Macmillan,
Descriptionxii, 283 p. ; 23 cm.
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SeriesDecolonial studies, postcolonial horizons
Decolonial studies, postcolonial horizons. ^A916256
Contents Re-reading America : Barack Obama -- Double consciousness and the master/slave dialectic : W.E.B. Du Bois -- Excavating the promised land : Martin Luther King -- Reclaiming 'Egypt' : Malcolm X -- Transcending the nation : Toni Morrison's Paradise -- Conclusion : Exodus and return in post-Katrina New Orleans.
Abstract Traces the concept of Exodus as a powerful narrative of liberation for pivotal black thinkers and explores its significance for contemporary America. Suggests new ways of thinking about America's relationship with race, the Middle East, and the wider postcolonial world.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 266-274) and index.
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LCCN 2011500439
ISBN9780745329567 (hbk.)
ISBN074532956X (hbk.)
ISBN9780745329550 (pbk.)
ISBN0745329551 (pbk.)

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