Race The History of an Idea in America

When Tom Gosset's Race: The History of an Idea in America appeared morethan a generation ago, it explored the impact of race theory on literature in away that anticipated the entire current scholarly discourse on the subject.Though it has gone out of print, it has never been rendered obsolete. Itsreprinting is a boon to younger scholars in particular who are unfamiliar withits rich presentation of fact and its clear, efficient analysis, from which somuch later theorizing has developed. With a new afterword by and about theauthor, and an introduction by series editors Arnold Rampersad and ShelleyFisher Fishkin, this edition should find a wide readership among young scholarsand students working in African-American, literary, and cultural studies.