Born in Blackness : Africa, Africans, and the making of the modern world, 1471 to the Second World W...
Born in Blackness : Africa, Africans, and the making of the modern world, 1471 to the Second World W...
Born in Blackness : Africa, Africans, and the making of the modern world, 1471 to the Second World War / Howard W. French.
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2021]
Call Numbers
G 2021/2462
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Language
English
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Physical content
499 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
THE "DISCOVERY" OF AFRICA -- The Crackling Surface -- Black King, Golden Scepter -- Rethinking Exploration -- Enter the Aviz -- Islands in the Offing -- The African Main -- THE ESSENTIAL PIVOT -- The Mine -- Asia Suspended -- Wealth in People Versus Wealth in Things -- Circuits Old and New -- Unto t...
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2021]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2021]
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Summary
"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 ret...
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Born in Blackness : Africa, Africans, and the making of the modern world, 1471 to the Second World War / Howard W. French.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/2462
Record Identifier
74VKaXK6WPpZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaXK6WPpZ
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ISBN
1631495828
9781631495823
DDC
960.22
MMS ID
991024434627202626
