The Romance of Race: Incest, Miscegenation, and Multiculturalism in the United States, 1880-1930

by Jolie A. Sheffer

Book Overview

In the United States miscegenation is not merely a subject of literature and popular culture. It is in many ways the foundation of contemporary imaginary community. The Romance of Race examines the role of minority women writers and reformers in the creation of our modern American multiculturalism.

The national identity of the United States was transformed between 1880 and 1930 due to mass immigration, imperial expansion, the rise...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813554624
• ISBN13: 9780813554624
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"