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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Vanessa K. ValdésPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.490kg ISBN: 9781438450438ISBN 10: 1438450435 Pages: 219 Publication Date: 01 January 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction The Call: Hearing the Flow of the River 1. Diasporic Revelation: Audre Lorde, Sandra Maria Esteves, and Ntozake Shange 2. The Search for Home: Cristina Garcia and Loida Maritza Perez 3. Love, Revolution, Survival: Nancy Morejo;n and Daina Chaviano 4. Sacrifice and Salvation: Helena Parente Cunha, Sonia Fatima da Conceicao Evaristo Conclusion The Response: Reflections in the Mirror Notes Works Cited IndexReviews...[a] significant contribution to the literature of the Americas. - American Studies ""This book is a good study of the representation of African diasporic religions in the creative works of several women writers. It will make a significant contribution to the study of writing by women of different racial backgrounds whose works are linked by the religious systems about which they write in different space in the Caribbean, Brazil, and the USA."" - Caribbean Journal of Education ""This ground-breaking work is a necessary addition to Latin American and women's studies libraries."" - PALARA ""...[a] significant contribution to the literature of the Americas."" - American Studies This book is a good study of the representation of African diasporic religions in the creative works of several women writers. It will make a significant contribution to the study of writing by women of different racial backgrounds whose works are linked by the religious systems about which they write in different space in the Caribbean, Brazil, and the USA. - Caribbean Journal of Education This ground-breaking work is a necessary addition to Latin American and women's studies libraries. - PALARA ...[a] significant contribution to the literature of the Americas. - American Studies Author InformationVanessa K. Valdes is Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at City College, the City University of New York. She is the editor of Let Spirit Speak! Cultural Journeys through the African Diaspora, also published by SUNY Press, and The Future Is Now: A New Look at African Diaspora Studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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