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New Essays on Uncle Tom's Cabin
ISBN: 052131786X
ISBN-13: 9780521317863
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
Published date: 1986
Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 0.6 pounds
Pages: 200
Publisher's Notes
An examination of Stowe's treatment of women, blacks and slavery issues within the novel reveals her disapproval of the prevailing prejudices of abolitionists as well as slavery.
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