Clinging to mammy : the faithful slave in twentieth-century America / Micki McElya.
Clinging to mammy : the faithful slave in twentieth-century America / Micki McElya.
Clinging to mammy : the faithful slave in twentieth-century America / Micki McElya.
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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
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N306.36208/ 1
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English
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322 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Introduction : the faithful slave -- 1. The life of "Aunt Jemima" -- 2. Anxious performances -- 3. The line between mother and mammy -- 4. Monumental power -- 5. The violence of affection -- 6. Confronting the mammy problem -- Epilogue : recasting the faithful slave.
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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2007.
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"When Aunt Jemima beamed at Americans from the pancake mix box on grocery shelves, many felt reassured by her broad smile that she and her product were dependable. She was everyone's mammy, the faithful slave who was content to cook and care for whites, no matter how grueling the labor, because she loved them. This far-reaching image of the nurturi...
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Clinging to mammy : the faithful slave in twentieth-century America / Micki McElya.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-304) and index.
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Other version (online)
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N306.36208/ 1
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74VKzjzzRA8Z
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzjzzRA8Z
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0674024338 (alk. paper)
9780674024335 (alk. paper)
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306.3620820973
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991023571979702626
