From Shakespeare to Obama discusses language, slavery, and position from the Portuguese enslavement of African humans, via slavery in Shakespeare's performs, to President Obama's 2012 speech on "modern slavery." Balancing shut analyzing with context, this expansive booklet bargains new perception into questions of otherness, rhetoric, and stereotyping.
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