num_pages: 320
description: Afrocentrism, Eurocentrism, Caribbean Studies, American Studies. To the forces of cultural nationalism trapped in their respective camps, this bold book sounds a liberating call. There is, Paul Gilroy tells us, a culture that is not specifically African, American, Caribbean, or British, but all of these at once; a black Atlantic culture whose themes and techniques transcend ethnicity and nationality to produce something new and, until now, unremarked. Challenging the practices and assumptions of cultural studies, The Black Atlantic also enriches our understanding of modernism.
language: English
title: The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness
titlecomplete: The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness
characters: Richard Wright, Toni Morrison, W.E.B. Du Bois
genres: History, Philosophy, Sociology, Race, African American, Africa, Nonfiction, Theory, Academic, Cultural Studies
ratings_count: 1257
places: The Americas (North, Central, South), Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Islands, British Empire, West Africa
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: American Book Award
publisher: Verso Books