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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Reid-Pharr, Robert F. (Robert Fitzgerald), 1965-

Conjugal union : the body, the house, and the Black American
by Robert F. Reid-Pharr.

p. cm.--(Race and American culture)
Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-19-510402-1

1. Afro-Americans--Race identity. 2. Afro-Americans--Intellectual
life. 3. Black nationalism--United States. 4. Body image--Social
aspect--United States-History. 5. Afro-American intellectuals--History.
6. American literature--Afro-American authors--History
and criticism. I. Title. II. Series.

E185.625.R44

305.896′073--dc21 98-35936

1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2

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