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The Network

by Jena Osman · 2010

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"Jena Osman subjects American history to a rhizomatic genealogy. What she finds . . . are the foundational, intersecting forces of slavery, finance, and empire at the heart of new world settlement."Michael Davidson

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A practitioner of socio-literary engagement continues her investigations in this network of connective texts.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
American historyAmerican historyMore like thisLess of thisslaveryslaveryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 118 pages
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poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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