TY  - BOOK
AU  - Moses, Wilson Jeremiah
TI  - Afrotopia :The Roots of African American Popular History
SN  - 9780521479417
U1  - 909.0496 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - NewYork
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - African Americans Historiography
KW  - African Americans Intellectual life
KW  - Afrocentrism
N1  - "Afrocentrism and its history have long been disputed and controversial. In this book, Wilson Moses presents a critical and nuanced view of the issues. Tracing the origins of Afrocentrism since the eighteenth century, he examines the combination of various popular mythologies, some of them mystical and sentimental, others perfectly reasonable." "A level presentation in what is often a shouting match, Afrotopia: The Roots of African American Popular History is a rich history of black intellectual life and the concept of race.Includes bibliographical references and index

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