Colored Amazons

Colored Amazons
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Publisher : Duke University Press
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 0822337991
ISBN-13 : 9780822337997
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Book Synopsis Colored Amazons by : Kali N. Gross

Download or read book Colored Amazons written by Kali N. Gross and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2006-06-22 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the state, black female crime and its representations effectively galvanized and justified a host of urban reform initiatives that reaffirmed white, middle-class authority."--Jacket.


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