| Afrotopia: The Roots of African American Popular History Contributor(s): Moses, Wilson Jeremiah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521474086 ISBN-13: 9780521474085 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $136.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Literary Criticism | American - African American |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| LCCN: 97043389 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in American Literature & Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6" W x 9" (1.42 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Afrocentrism and its history have 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. A level presentation in what is often a shouting match, Afrotopia is a rich history of black intellectual life and the concept of race. |