Becoming African in America : race and nation in the early Black Atlantic /
James Sidbury reveals how African identity emerged in the late 18th century Atlantic world, tracing the development of 'African' from a degrading term connoting savage people, to a word that was a source of pride and unity for the diverse victims of the Atlantic slave trade.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Series: | Oxford scholarship online.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | James Sidbury reveals how African identity emerged in the late 18th century Atlantic world, tracing the development of 'African' from a degrading term connoting savage people, to a word that was a source of pride and unity for the diverse victims of the Atlantic slave trade. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 291 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0199886415 9780199886418 0195382943 9780195382945 1281165212 9781281165213 9786611165215 6611165215 1435620259 9781435620254 0198043228 9780198043225 9780199789009 0199789002 |