Slippery characters : ethnic impersonators and American identities /

This work examines the tradition of ethnic impersonators in the United States. It looks at works such as Welsh Baptist Elizabeth Stern's immigrant narrative "I am a Woman - and a Jew", and uncovers their surprising influence on American notions of identity.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Browder, Laura, 1963-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2000.
Series:Cultural studies of the United States.
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