How did early Americans define themselves? The American exceptionalist perspective tells us that the young republic rejected Europeans, Native Americans, and African Americans in order to isolate a national culture and a white national identity.
Imitativeness was often seen as antithetical to self and national creation, but Jason Richards argues that imitation was in fact central to such creation.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press Author(s): Jason Richards Number of pages: 288 Publication date: 2017 Dimensions: 161 x 238 x 24 Cover type: Hardback.
| Publisher | University of |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Jason |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Publication date | 2017 |
| Dimensions | 161 x 238 x 24 |
| Cover type | Hardback |
University Of Virginia Press Imitation nation. red, white, and blackface in early and antebellum us literature, hardback/jason richards
