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Arms akimbo: Africana women in contemporary literature / edited by
Janice Lee Liddell and Yakini Belinda Kemp.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8130-1728-9 (acid-free paper)
1. American literature--Afro-American authors--History and
criticism. 2. Caribbean literature--Women authors--History and
criticism. 3. Women and literature--Caribbean Area--History--20th
century. 4. Women and literature--United States--History--20th
century. 5. American literature--Women authors--History and
criticism. 6. African literature--Women authors--History and
criticism. 7. Women and literature--Africa--History--20th century.
8. Afro-American women in literature. 9. Women, Black, in literature.
I. Liddell, Janice. II. Kemp, Yakini Belinda.
PS153.N5A87 1999
810.9'352042'08996073-dc21 99-38712

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