Afrotopia - The Roots of African American Popular History

Klappentext Afrocentrism and its history has long been disputed and controversial. In this important book, Wilson Moses presents a critical and nuanced view of the issues. Tracing the origins of Afrocentrism since the eighteenth century, he examines the combination of various popular mythologies, some of them mystical and sentimental, others perfectly reasonable. This is a rich history of black intellectual life and the concept of race. Zusammenfassung Afrocentrism and its history has long been disputed and controversial. In this important book! Wilson Moses presents a critical and nuanced view of the issues. Tracing the origins of Afrocentrism since the eighteenth century! he examines the combination of various popular mythologies! some of them mystical and sentimental! others perfectly reasonable. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Varieties of black historicism; 3. From superman to man; 4. Progress, providence, and civilization: Crummell, Douglass, and others; 5. W. E. B. Du Bois: modernism and antimodernism; 6. William H. Ferris; 7. Afrocentrism versus relativism; 8. Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Wilson Jeremiah Moses
• Assisted by: Albert Gelpi (Editor), Ross Posnock (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.09.1998
• EAN: 9780521474085
• ISBN: 978-0-521-47408-5
• No. of pages: 324
• Series: Cambridge Studies in American; Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; USA, 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, United States of America, USA, Literary theory, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, C 1700 To C 1800, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form