Cultural Trauma: Slavery and the Formation of African American Identity - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9780521004374

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by Ron Eyerman (Author), Steven Seidman (Editor), Jeffrey C. Alexander (Editor)

This book explores the formation of the African-American identity through the theory of cultural trauma. The trauma in question is slavery, not as an institution or as personal experience, but as collective memory--a pervasive remembrance that grounded a people's sense of itself. Ron Eyerman offers insights into the intellectual and generational conflicts of identity-formation which have a truly universal significance, and provides a new and compelling account of the birth of African-American identity.

Number of Pages: 316

Dimensions: 0.71 x 9 x 6 IN

Publication Date: December 13, 2001

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