Born in blackness
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Revealing the central yet intentionally obliterated role of Africa in the creation of modernity, Born in Blackness vitally reframes our understanding of world history
In a sweeping narrative that traverses 600 years, one that eloquently weaves precise historical detail with poignant personal reportage, Pulitzer Prize finalist Howard W. French retells the story of medieval and emerging Africa, demonstrating how the economic ascendancy of Europe, the anchoring of democracy in America and the fulfillment of so-called Enlightenment ideals all grew out of Europe’s dehumanising engagement with the “darkest” continent.
Born in Blackness dramatically retrieves the lives of major African historical figures whose stories have been repeatedly etiolated and erased over centuries, from unimaginably rich medieval African emperors who traded with Asia; to Kongo sovereigns who heroically battled seventeenth-century European powers; to ex-slaves who liberated Haitians from bondage. In doing so, French tells the story of gold, tobacco, sugar and cotton—and the greatest “commodity” of all, the millions of people brought in chains from Africa to the New World, whose reclaimed histories fundamentally help explain our present world.
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Taal: en
Uitvoering: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 25 oktober 2022
Aantal pagina's: 544
Kaarten inbegrepen: Nee
Illustraties: Met illustraties
Originele titel: Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War
Hoofdauteur: Howard W. French
Hoofduitgeverij: Ww Norton & Co
AI-gegenereerd: Nee
Dyslexievriendelijk: Nee
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 140 mm
Product hoogte: 25 mm
Product lengte: 211 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 139 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 25 mm
Verpakking lengte: 207 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 598 g
EAN: 9781324092407