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The commerce of peoples : sadomasochism and African American literature / Biman Basu.

Author/creator Basu, Biman
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2012.
Descriptionvii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
American literature--African American authors --History and criticism.
Sadomasochism in literature.
Contents In theory -- Slave narratives and sadomasochism -- The genuflected body of the masochist -- Dominant and submissive in protest literature -- Hybrid embodiment and an ethics of masochism -- Perverting heterosexuality: the competent practice of the object -- Neo-slave narratives and sadomasochism -- Appendix: a pragmatics of the perverse: Nietzsche and sadomasochism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011053325
ISBN9780739167434 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN073916743X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780739167441 (electronic)
ISBN0739167448 (electronic)

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