Recent Themes in the History of Africa and the Atlantic World

Release on 2008 | by Donald A. Yerxa

Introduction Coherence , Complexity , and the Place of Africa and the Atlantic World in World History Donald A. Yerxa " P erhaps in the future there will be some African history to teach . But at present there is none , or very little ...

Recent Themes in the History of Africa and the Atlantic World

Author: Donald A. Yerxa
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 1570037582
Category: History
Page: 128
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Described as the New York Review of Books for history, Historically Speaking has emerged as one of the most distinctive historical publications in recent years, actively seeking out contributions from a pantheon of leading voices in historical discourse. This collection of articles and forums by prominent historians explores the relationship of Africa to world history, maps the current state of the burgeoning field of Atlantic history, and debates the accuracy of Olaudah Equiano's seminal narrative. The standard approach of world historians often compresses the African past into interpretive frameworks that leave Africans without a history of their own. Joseph C. Miller makes the case here for an alternative approach, a multicentric world history that gives voice to the various ways Africans experienced the past, and an impressive array of Africanist and world historians respond. The volume also assesses the state of the field of Atlantic history and includes a spirited forum on Vincent Carretta's provocative thesis that Olaudah Equiano, author of the most important account available of the horrific Middle Passage, was actually born in South Carolina and not Africa. Designed to serve as a companion text for courses in African, Atlantic, and world history, this volume will also appeal to lay readers interested in contemporary approaches to these topics.

Language: en
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Authors: Facts On File, Incorporated

Categories: Africa

Type: BOOK - Published: 2009 - Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Provides a reference to the history and culture of the peoples of Africa and the Middle East. Includes numerous entries on the major peoples that have maintained a cultural identity in the area, from ancient to modern times, summarizing their history, migration, culture, belief system, social organization, and relationship to

Language: en
Pages: 1215

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Authors: Richard M. Juang, Noelle Morrissette

Categories: Political Science

Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: ABC-CLIO

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Language: en
Pages: 448

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Authors: Richard J. Reid

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-10-16 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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