Preface. ‘‘An Inspired Frenzy or Madness’’

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Trafton, Scott. "Preface. ‘‘An Inspired Frenzy or Madness’’". Egypt Land: Race and Nineteenth-Century American Egyptomania, edited by Donald E. Pease, New York, USA: Duke University Press, 2004, pp. xv-xx. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822386315-003

Trafton, S. (2004). Preface. ‘‘An Inspired Frenzy or Madness’’. In D. Pease (Ed.), Egypt Land: Race and Nineteenth-Century American Egyptomania (pp. xv-xx). New York, USA: Duke University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822386315-003

Trafton, S. 2004. Preface. ‘‘An Inspired Frenzy or Madness’’. In: Pease, D. ed. Egypt Land: Race and Nineteenth-Century American Egyptomania. New York, USA: Duke University Press, pp. xv-xx. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822386315-003

Trafton, Scott. "Preface. ‘‘An Inspired Frenzy or Madness’’" In Egypt Land: Race and Nineteenth-Century American Egyptomania edited by Donald E. Pease, xv-xx. New York, USA: Duke University Press, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822386315-003

Trafton S. Preface. ‘‘An Inspired Frenzy or Madness’’. In: Pease D (ed.) Egypt Land: Race and Nineteenth-Century American Egyptomania. New York, USA: Duke University Press; 2004. p.xv-xx. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822386315-003

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Preface. ‘‘An Inspired Frenzy or Madness’’ xv
Introduction. ‘‘This Egypt of the West’’: Making Race and Nation along the American Nile 1
Chapter One. ‘‘A Veritable He-Nigger after All’’: Egypt, Ethnology, and the Crises of History 41
Chapter Two. The Egyptian Moment: Racial Ruptures and the Archaeological Imaginary 85
Chapter Three. The Curse of the Mummy: Race, Reanimation, and the Egyptian Revival 121
Chapter Four. Undressing Cleopatra: Race, Sex, and Bodily Interiority in Nineteenth-Century American Egyptomania 165
Chapter Five. Egypt Land: Slavery, Uprising, and Signifying the Double 222
Notes 263
Works Cited 315
Index 339

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Preface. ‘‘An Inspired Frenzy or Madness’’ xv
Introduction. ‘‘This Egypt of the West’’: Making Race and Nation along the American Nile 1
Chapter One. ‘‘A Veritable He-Nigger after All’’: Egypt, Ethnology, and the Crises of History 41
Chapter Two. The Egyptian Moment: Racial Ruptures and the Archaeological Imaginary 85
Chapter Three. The Curse of the Mummy: Race, Reanimation, and the Egyptian Revival 121
Chapter Four. Undressing Cleopatra: Race, Sex, and Bodily Interiority in Nineteenth-Century American Egyptomania 165
Chapter Five. Egypt Land: Slavery, Uprising, and Signifying the Double 222
Notes 263
Works Cited 315
Index 339

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