From colonialism to Pan Africanism : the impact of World War II on Africa -- The end of colonial rule : beginnings of independence -- Africa in the cold war : repression and liberation -- April 1994 and beyond : African independence today.
This book describes how the first African American mass political organization was able to gain support from throughout the African diaspora to finance the Black Star Line, a black merchant marine that would form the basis of an enclave economy after World War I. Understanding t…
When George M. Fredrickson published White Supremacy: A Comparative Study in American and South African History, he met universal acclaim. David Brion Davis, writing in The New York Times Book Review, called it ""one of the most brilliant and successful studies in comparative hi…
"In Black Liberation, George Fredrickson offers a fascinating account of how blacks in the United States and South Africa came to grips with the challenge of white supremacy. He reveals a rich history - not merely of parallel developments, but of an intricate, transatlantic web …
Black Liberation focuses on the efforts of African Americans and South African blacks to combat the domination of white people in American and South African society. Starting in the 1860s, it follows the emancipation of slaves after the Civil War, and ends with the conclusion of…
A l'occasion du 30e anniversaire du CODESRIA, une importante moisson de contributions a été faite autour du thème central de la grande conférence commémorative, tenue à Dakar en décembre 2003, à savoir : "Intellectuels, nationalisme et idéal panafricain". Cet ouvrage réunit huit…
A l'occasion du 30e anniversaire du CODESRIA, une importante moisson de contributions a été faite autour du thème central de la grande conférence commémorative, tenue à Dakar en décembre 2003, à savoir : "Intellectuels, nationalisme et idéal panafricain". Cet ouvrage réunit huit…
"This collection of original essays brilliantly interrogates the often ambivalent place of Africa in the imaginations, cultures and politics of its "New World" descendants. Combining literary analysis, history, biography, cultural studies, critical theory and politics, Imagining…