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Race and the Writing of History: Riddling the Sphinx
Maghan Keita
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hardcover. This study examines the role of race in the construction of history. Using the historical inquiries of African American and African intellectuals, Keita analyzes the writing of history in America. Ranging from 1700 BCE to the 1990s, he offers the challenge of building new historiographies. Series: Race & American Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; HBAH; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 477. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
This study examines the role of race in the construction of history and the validation of knowledge. Using Martin Bernal's Black Athena and its critiques as an entrée into the historical inquiries of African American intellectuals and many of their African counterparts, Keita engages the contested legacy of writing history in America. Ranging from 1700 BCE to the late twentieth century, he offers a new perspective on the challenge of building new historiographies and epistemologies.
This study examines the role of race in the construction of history and the validation of knowledge. Using Martin Bernal's Black Athena and its critiques as an entrée into the historical inquiries of African American intellectuals and many of their African counterparts, Keita engages the contested legacy of writing history in America. Ranging from 1700 BCE to the late twentieth century, he offers a new perspective on the challenge of building new historiographies and epistemologies.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
OUP USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Race & American Culture
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195112740
SKU
KTS0038170
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Reviews for Race and the Writing of History: Riddling the Sphinx
This useful book, which is a significant contribution to Oxford University Press's Race and American Culture series, is a sophisticated defense of Afrocentrism...Indeed, Keita's analysis of Snowden's paradoxes and ironies is a substantial contribution to our existing knowledge...This excellent work complements but does not supercede older works by Wilson Jeremiah Moses and Stephen Howe-neither of whom, surprisingly, is cited in Keita's book. Nevertheless, Race and the Writing of History should be must reading for professional historians.
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