| African Images: Racism and the End of Anthropology Contributor(s): Rigby, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1859731961 ISBN-13: 9781859731963 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1996 Annotation: This controversial book is an impassioned African response to the racial stereotyping of African people and people of African descent by prominent white scholars. It highlights how the media contributes to the growth of racist ideas, particularly in reporting current events in Africa, and demonstrates how some of America's most revered intellectuals cloak racist ideologies in ostensibly egalitarian discourses. The author seeks to rewrite the image of 'race' in order to show the damage racism can cause serious scholarship. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration |
| Dewey: 305.896 |
| LCCN: 97191364 |
| Lexile Measure: 1460 |
| Series: Global Issues |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.56" W x 8.72" (0.54 lbs) 156 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This controversial book is an impassioned African response to the racial stereotyping of African people and people of African descent by prominent white scholars. It highlights how the media contributes to the growth of racist ideas, particularly in reporting current events in Africa, and demonstrates how some of America's most revered intellectuals cloak racist ideologies in ostensibly egalitarian discourses. The author seeks to rewrite the image of 'race' in order to show the damage racism can cause serious scholarship. |