Blacks in the Dutch World - The Evolution of Racial Imagery in a Modern Society

ALLISON BLAKELY is Professor of European History and Comparative History at Howard University. He is the author of Russia and the Negro: Blacks in Russian History and Thought, winner of an American Book Award.

List of contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Dutch World

2. Folklore as Racial Gospel

3. Art as History

4. Dutch Literature's Dark Faces

5. In the Eyes of God: Blacks and Dutch Religious Traditions

6. The Black Presence in the Dutch World

7. Converging Images in a Changing World

Notes

Index

About the author

ALLISON BLAKELY is Professor of European History and Comparative History at Howard University. He is the author of Russia and the Negro: Blacks in Russian History and Thought, winner of an American Book Award.

Summary

Examination of the development of racial attitudes and color prejudice.

Product details

• Authors: Allison Blakely
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2001
• EAN: 9780253214331
• ISBN: 978-0-253-21433-1
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 535 g
• Series: Blacks in the Diaspora; Blacks in the Diaspora (Paperb; Blacks in the Diaspora; Blacks in the Diaspora (Paperb; Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories