Racism and Xenophobia in Early Twentieth-Century American Fic... - 9780367508678

Taylor & Francis

Racism and Xenophobia in Early Twentieth-Century American FictionWhen a House is Not a Home\nAuthor(s): Wisam Abughosh Chaleila\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367508678, 978-0367508678\nSynopsis\n\""The Melting Pot,\"" \""The Land of The Free,\"" \""The Land of Opportunity.\"" These tropes or nicknames apparently reflect the freedom and open-armed welcome that the United States of America offers. However, the chronicles of history do not complement that image. These historical happenings have not often been brought into the focus of Modernist literary criticism, though their existence in the record is clear.\n\nThis book aims to discuss these chronicles, displaying in great detail the underpinnings and subtle references of racism and xenophobia embedded so deeply in both fictional and real personas, whether they are characters, writers, legislators, or the common people. In the main chapters, literary works are disse.