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Born in Blackness

By French, Howard W

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Born in Blackness

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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 retells the story of medieval and emerging Africa, demonstrating how the economic ascendancy of Europe, the anchoring of democracy in America and the fulfillment of so-called Enlightenment ideals all grew out of Europe's dehumanising engagement with the "darkest" continent. Born in Blackness dramatically retrieves the lives of major African historical figures whose stories have been repeatedly etiolated and erased over centuries, from unimaginably rich medieval African emperors who traded with Asia; to Kongo sovereigns who heroically battled seventeenth-century European powers; to ex-slaves who liberated Haitians from bondage. In doing so, French tells the story of gold, tobacco, sugar and cotton-and the greatest "commodity" of all, the millions of people brought in chains from Africa to the New World, whose reclaimed histories fundamentally help explain our present world.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
499
Release Date:
2021-10-12
Publication Date:
2021-11-30
Publisher:
Norton & Company
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1631495828
ISBN13:
9781631495823
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
878 g
Height:
164 cm
Width:
238 cm
Thickness:
36 cm
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