Why is the only good orc a dead orc? The dark face of racism examined in Tolkien's world

MFS - Modern Fiction Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 861-874

  Rearick III, Anderson ^a  

^a Mount Vernon Nazarene University

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EID: 57149098753     PISSN: 00267724     EISSN: 1080658X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mfs.2005.0008     Document Type: Review

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