Whispered consolations : law and narrative in African American life / Jon-Christian Suggs.

Author/creator Suggs, Jon Christian, 1940-
Format Book
Publication InfoAnn Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2000.
Descriptionxiii, 401 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesLaw, meaning, and violence
Law, meaning, and violence. ^A327692
Contents In search of justice and jurisprudence -- Romance and resistance -- The romance of desire and identity -- Privacy, property, and self -- Law and the urbanization of narrative in "postproperty" African American life -- Lynchings and passing -- Resistance in renascence -- At the end of histories.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 371-390) and index.
LCCN 99006889
ISBN0472106511 (cloth : acid-free paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks KF4757 .S84 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold