- Rassendiscriminatie, Taalgebruik, Racism, Etymologie
""Nigger": it is arguably the most consequential social insult in American history, though, at the same time, a word that reminds us of "The ironies and dilemmas, tragedies and glories of the American experience."
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Contemporary, earnest, classical in form and grave.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Randall Kennedy
- First published
- 2002
- Pages
- 208
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books, Vintage, Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780375713712
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