Imperium in Imperio (Paperback)

A new critical edition of Sutton Griggs's turn-of-the-twentieth-century novel, which continues to shed light on understandings of Black politics. Sutton E. Griggs's first novel, originally published in 1899, paints a searing picture of the violent enforcement of disfranchisement and Jim Crow racial segregation. Based on events of the time, including US imperial policies, revolutionary movements, and racial protests, Imperium in Imperio introduces the fictional Belton Piedmont and Bernard Belgrave as "future leaders of their race" and uses these characters to make sense of the violence that marked the dawn of the twentieth century. Taking on contemporary battles over separatism and integration, Griggs's novel continues to play a crucial role in understandings of Black politics. Edited and introduced by Tess Chakkalakal and Kenneth W. Warren, this new critical edition offers not only an incisive biographical and historical introduction to the novel and its author but also a wealth of references that make the events and characters of Griggs's Imperium in Imperio, and its aftermath, accessible to readers today.

General

Imprint:	West Virginia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Regenerations
Release date:	October 2022
Authors:	Sutton E Griggs
Editors:	Tess Chakkalakal • Kenneth W. Warren
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-1-952271-58-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Literary reference works Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Books > Biography > Literary
LSN:	1-952271-58-4
Barcode:	9781952271588

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