| Description |
209 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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Social issues in literature |
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Social issues in literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-198) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Chronology -- ch. 1. Background on Harper Lee -- 1. The life of Harper Lee / Dorothy Jewell Altman -- 2. To Kill a Mockingbird's racism stems from history / Charles Shields -- ch. 2. To Kill a Mockingbird and racism -- 1. Southern values, old and new / Fred Erisman -- 2. The case against To Kill a Mockingbird / Isaac Saney -- 3. In defense of To Kill a Mockingbird / Jill May -- 4. Atticus Finch - right and wrong / Monroe H. Freedman -- 5. Representation of race and justice in To Kill a Mockingbird / Joseph Crespino -- 6. Racism and other injustice in Harper Lee's writing / Laurie Champion -- 7. The false accusation of Tom Robinson / Lisa Lindquist Dorr -- 8. The Africanist presence in To Kill a Mockingbird / Diann L. Baecker -- 9. Contending voices in To Kill a Mockingbird / Theodore R. Hovet and Grace-Anne Hovet -- 10. To Kill a Mockingbird : a paradox / Eric J. Sundquist -- 11. Learning good judgment in the segregated South / Thomas L. Shaffer -- 12. Listening to the mockingbird / Calvin Woodard -- |
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ch. 3. Contemporary perspectives on racism -- 1. Educational resources still limited for minorities / Neil Foley -- 2. Breaking the silence on racism / Sherrilyn A. Ifill -- 3. School integration is still a hot topic / Richard D. Kahlenberg -- 4. Continued racism calls for new movement / Herb Boyd -- For further discussion -- For further reading -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Subject |
Lee, Harper. To kill a mockingbird.
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Racism in literature.
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Justice in literature.
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| Added Author |
Mancini, Candice.
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| ISBN |
9780737739008 |
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0737739002 |
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9780737739046 paperback |
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0737739045 paperback |
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