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Born in Blackness : Africa, Africans, and the making of the modern world, 1471 to the Second World War

text Born in Blackness : Africa, Africans, and the making of the modern world, 1471 to the Second World War

French, Howard W.

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 p... Read more
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 Vers... Read more
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Description
499 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations, maps ;  25 cm
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Company 2021
MARC Permalink

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 960.22 FRE in Adult Non-fiction Available

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