Brothers and Strangers: Black Zion, Black Slavery, 1914–1940
Brand: Duke University Press Books
Categories: Books, Politics & Social Sciences, Sociology


Used Book in Good Condition

Dimensions: 6.62 x 1.07 x 8.6 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0822332473
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0822332477
Publisher: Duke University Press Books
Print length: 456 pages
Publication date: February 3, 2004
subtitle: Paperback – February 3, 2004
author: Ibrahim Sundiata
review: Editorial Reviews Review “This much needed and long awaited book is a godsend not only for its courageous handling of its controversial subject but also for the more general information that it presents in the field of Liberian history. It is indispensable work for anyone professing an interest in Black Atlantic studies.”—Wilson Jeremiah Moses, editor of Liberian Dreams: Back-to-Africa Narratives from the 1850s and Ferree Professor of American History at Pennsylvania State University “An exhaustive study of the Pan-African aspects of Liberia’s history from 1914 to 1940. . . . A prodigious effort. . . . This book should become a standard reference for an important period in Liberia’s Pan-African history.” -- Tony Martin ― Journal of African American History " Brothers and Strangers is an illuminating, politically charged. . . history of ethnic and class conflict in Liberia." -- Minkah Makalani ― Journal of Colonialism & Colonial History " Brothers and Strangers thoughtfully engages the usefulness of diaspora as a theoretical template for deciphering the histories and interests of African peoples long separated by oceans and time." -- Claude A. Clegg III ― Journal of American History "A thoughtful history. . . . It is an honest and frank discussion about the role of race, ethnicity and class in the Pan-African narrative. Its comprehensiveness, its attention to detail, and its clarity of thought make this work a substantial contribution to African, African American, and Atlantic history." -- Lester P. Lee ― The Americas "Writing with the command of a scholar deeply versed in the topics at hand, Sundiata provides a rich and thoughtful assessment of Liberia, black America, and the relationship between these transatlantic communities during a quarter century of contestations over charges of slavery, struggles over black rule, and the nature of transatlantic black linkages.What makes Sundiata’s book such worthwhile reading is that he tackles the topics with incisive interpretation and analysis. The book is thus a powerful commentary on the state of relations among Africans and the diaspora." -- James H. Meriwether ― African Affairs From the Back Cover "This much needed and long awaited book is a godsend not only for its courageous handling of its controversial subject but also for the more general information that it presents in the field of Liberian history. It is indispensable work for anyone professing an interest in Black Atlantic studies."--Wilson Jeremiah Moses, editor of" Liberian Dreams: Back-to-Africa Narratives from the 1850s "and Ferree Professor of American History at Pennsylvania State University About the Author Ibrahim Sundiata is Spector Professor of History and African and Afro-American Studies at Brandeis University. He is the author, most recently, of From Slaving to Neoslavery: The Bight of Biafra and Fernando Po in the Era of Abolition, 1827–1930. Click here to visit Professor Sundiata’s website. Read more