Afrotopia
Subtitle: the roots of African American popular history
By: Wilson Jeremiah Moses.
Series: Cambridge studies in American literature and culture
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
Subjects: Afrocentrism -- United States.; African Americans -- Historiography.; African Americans -- Intellectual life.
Description: "Afrocentrism and its history have long been disputed and controversial. In this book, Wilson Moses presents a critical and nuanced view of the issues. Tracing the origins of Afrocentrism since the eighteenth century, he examines the combination of various popular mythologies, some of them mystical and sentimental, others perfectly reasonable." "A level presentation in what is often a shouting match, Afrotopia: The Roots of African American Popular History is a rich history of black intellectual life and the concept of race."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-293) and index.