The Limits of the Human: Fictions of Anomaly, Race, and Gender in the Long Eighteenth Century

Ms. Nussbaum's book is original and significant in drawing extensive connections among representations of race, gender, and anomaly from the Restoration to abolition. Ms. Nussbaum's objectives are ambitious, and she candidly acknowledges that " [s]ome readers may wish for a book on ea...

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Published in:The Scriblerian and the Kit-Cats 2005, Vol.37/38 (2/1), p.154
Main Author: Breashears, Caroline
Format: Review
Language:English
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Summary:Ms. Nussbaum's book is original and significant in drawing extensive connections among representations of race, gender, and anomaly from the Restoration to abolition. Ms. Nussbaum's objectives are ambitious, and she candidly acknowledges that " [s]ome readers may wish for a book on each of these topics, for more attention to India or the South Pacific, or to the abolitionist debates, or for a more extended discussion of any one of the topics introduced. The book splits under the pressure of connecting so many ideas, with "Anomaly and Gender" and "Race and Gender" only tenuously connected.
ISSN:0190-731X