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 |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2007, 2007
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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: | ix, 291 p. ill., maps |
| ISBN: | 9780199789009 |