Dangerous Giving in Nineteenth-Century American Literature

Author:   Alexandra Urakova
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
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9783030932695


Pages:   244
Publication Date:   28 April 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Alexandra Urakova
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   0.467kg
ISBN:  

9783030932695


ISBN 10:   3030932699
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   28 April 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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1 Introduction2 Gifts, Language, Ideology, and the Sentimental3 Sentimental “Potlatch” and the Making of the Nation4 Un-Gendering the Gift Book5 Racial Identity and the Perils of Giving6 The Poison of the Gift, The Race of the Gift7 Pure Tokens and Venomous Bodies8 The Gift/Gifts of Death9 “The Season of Gifts”: Christmas and Melancholia10 Conclusion

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Alexandra Urakova holds a title of docent in North American Studies at the University of Helsinki and is a Kone Foundation research fellow at the University of Tampere, Finland (2021-2024). Her research interests include nineteenth-century American literature, social and cultural history, and anthropology.

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