Shadowing the White Man's Burden: U.S. Imperialism and the Problem of the Color Line (America and the Long 19th Century Series)

by Gretchen Murphy (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2010

  $103.00

  During the height of 19th century imperialism, Rudyard Kipling published his famous poem The White Man's Burden . This title creates a fresh historical frame for understanding race and literature in America. It maintains that literature symptomized and channelled anxiety about the racial components of the US world mission.

• New

  Paperback
  2010

  $34.98

  Identifies common themes in the writings of African-, Asian-, and Native-American authors who exploited anxiety about race and national identity