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
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 29 oktober 2021
Aantal pagina's: 512
Illustraties: Met illustraties
Hoofdauteur: Howard W. French
Hoofduitgeverij: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Product breedte: 165 mm
Product hoogte: 38 mm
Product lengte: 244 mm
Studieboek: Ja
Verpakking breedte: 163 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 36 mm
Verpakking lengte: 250 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 1221 g
EAN: 9781631495823