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BL
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583608
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GB99V9562b412827
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| Main Entry
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Suggs, Jon Christian,1940-
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| Title & Author
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Whispered consolations : : law and narrative in African American life /\ Jon-Christian Suggs
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| Series Statement
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Law, meaning, and violence
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| Page. NO
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xiii, 401 pages ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0472106511
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: 9780472106516
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-390) and index
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| Contents
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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
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| Abstract
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"In Whispered Consolations, Jon-Christian Suggs examines the tradition of American law as it appears in African American literary life, from pre-Revolutionary murder trials to gangsta rap. This exciting approach changes our pictures of both American law and African American literature." "This book will appeal to students and scholars of literary and cultural studies, law and literature, and American history, as well as to scholars of African American literature and culture."--Jacket
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African Americans-- Legal status, laws, etc
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Race discrimination-- Law and legislation-- United States
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Justice
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Law in literature
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American literature-- History and criticism
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American literature-- African American authors
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| Dewey Classification
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346.7301/3
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| LC Classification
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KF4757.S84 2000
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