Tradition and the Black Atlantic: Critical Theory in the African Diaspora
- ISBN-10
- 0465014100
- ISBN-13
- 9780465014101
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 205
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-08-24
- Publisher
- Civitas Books
- Author
- Henry Louis Gates
Description
With erudition, wit, and grace, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. elucidates the roots and limitations of cultural studies
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