This collection of new essays edited by Frank Shuffelton enters into one of the most topical and energetic debates on our time - the subject of ethnicity. With a focus on the eighteenth century and colonial American values, till now overlooked in the debate, Shuffelton's collection offers agile and original yet scholarly readings of `race' from some of the strongest voices in academia, ranging from interpretations of early captivity narratives by Native Americans and African Americans to representation among the Pennsylvania `Dutch'. With a three-part structure moving from questions of race and ethnicity to varieties of ethnic representation, and finally to individual confrontations (e.g. Phillis Wheatley and the Black American Revolution), this volume sheds light on the confrontations of ethnically different peoples, launches a timely, full-scale investigation of the construction of American culture, and should enhance graduate school curricula across America.
Reviews
'Shuffelton's collection includes several excellent historical studies ... a fascinating collection of essays, some of which address fresh material which will be of great interest to students of American ethnicity.' Kate Rhodes, University of Wolverhampton, American Studies, Volume 28, Part 2 - 1994



Book Information
ISBN 9780195075236
Author Frank Shuffelton
Format Paperback
Page Count 296
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 340g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 16mm