|
 |
Black Identity
in the 20th Century
Expressions of the US
and UK African Diaspora
(2002)
edited by
Mark Christian
(A
native of Liverpool,
Dr Mark Christian is professor
of Black World Studies and
Sociology at
Miami University, Ohio.)
price:
UK
pounds £14.99
US dollars
$23.90
Paperback 288 pp
228x152 mm
ISBN 1 870518 87 X
|
Black Identity in
the 20th Century is a collection of essays that focus on the various
forces of Black identity primarily within the context of the US and the UK
in the twentieth century. It breaks new ground by examining Black identity
on both sides of the Atlantic in relation to the African Diaspora.
What is also unique is the fact
that this volume provides a firm collaboration between Black British and
African American scholars. Too often, Black experiences have been viewed in
isolation from one another. Black Identity in the 20th Century enables the
reader to compare and contrast themes relating to these two important
locations.
Covering a
range of interdisciplinary topics, the book is divided into three
interlocking sections. Part One examines Pan-African philosophy and
practice, West Africans in Britain (1900-1960), and African American
political struggle covering the Civil Rights Movement and Black Nationalism;
Part Two considers the impact of Afrocentricity in challenging
Western intellectual hegemony, the Black intellectual tradition and the role
of Afrocentric social work in the UK; and Part Three analyses the
complexity and nuances of Black identity in terms of phenotype or physical
markers and folklore via prose.
It is
written in a stimulating and accessible style, and includes contributions
from relatively new voices in the field of Black Studies as well as
distinguished scholars. |
