Nigger, the strange career of a troublesome word, Randall Kennedy ; with a new introduction by the author
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Label
Nigger, the strange career of a troublesome word, Randall Kennedy ; with a new introduction by the author
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-178) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Nigger
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Randall Kennedy ; with a new introduction by the author
Sub title
the strange career of a troublesome word
Summary
Provides an analysis of the word "nigger" and its repercussions for, effect on, and place in American culture, and the use of the controversial word as a racial epithet and methods that can deprive the word of its destructive character
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Creator
Subject
- African Americans + Race identity
- Racism -- United States -- Psychological aspects
- English language -- United States -- Slang -- Psychological aspects
- English language -- United States -- Slang -- Social aspects
- Invective -- United States -- Psychological aspects
- United States -- Race relations -- Psychological aspects
- Racism in language
- African Americans + Social conditions
- Invective -- United States -- History -- Anecdotes
Author
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Creator1
- Subject9
- African Americans + Race identity
- Racism -- United States -- Psychological aspects
- English language -- United States -- Slang -- Psychological aspects
- English language -- United States -- Slang -- Social aspects
- Invective -- United States -- Psychological aspects
- United States -- Race relations -- Psychological aspects
- Racism in language
- African Americans + Social conditions
- Invective -- United States -- History -- Anecdotes
- Author1