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Author:

Williams, Roland Leander, 1953- author.

Title:

Smooth operating and other social acts / Roland Leander Williams.

Publisher:

State University of New York Press,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

xi, 178 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

1800-1999
American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
African American women authors--20th century--Criticism and interpretation.
African American authors--20th century--Criticism and interpretation.
American fiction--African American authors--20th century.
African Americans in literature.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) in literature.
Role playing in literature.
Race relations in literature.
Slavery in literature.
African Americans in literature.
American fiction.
Race relations in literature.
Role playing in literature.
Slavery in literature.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) in literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Literary criticism.
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Prologue: On the Sly -- Birth of Cool -- Standards and Practices -- Two of Kind -- Game of Charades -- Old Black Magic -- Lost in Translation -- Learning the Ropes -- Blind Man's Bluff -- Dress for Success -- Postscript: On One's Game.

Summary:

"An engaging homage to African American resilience and resourcefulness in US literature and culture"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

SUNY series in multiethnic literatures

ISBN:

1438489471
9781438489476

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1287921618

LCCN:

2022005689

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)