What is African American history? / Pero Gaglo Dagbovie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dagbovie, Pero Gaglo, author.

Series:

What is history?

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Historiography.

African Americans.

African American historians--History.

African American historians.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 182 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2015.

Summary:

In What is African American History? Pero Gaglo Dagbovie offers a compelling introduction to the field of African American history, including its most influential scholars, ideas, and controversies. Beginning with the late nineteenth century, Dagbovie discusses the black historical enterprise, including the key debates and turning points that shaped African American historiography. In particular, he considers important developments since the 1970s when the field achieved significant recognition from the "mainstream" US historical profession. In his discussion of key theoretical approaches and controversies occurring since that time, the author focuses on the vibrant field of black women's history, the intriguing relationship between African American history and Black Studies, and the imaginable future directions of African American history in the twenty-first century. What is African American History? will be a practical introduction for all students of African American history and Black Studies. Book jacket.

Contents:

From the margins to the mainstream

The burgeoning of African American history

Black women's history

History, historians, and African American studies

African American history in the new millennium.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780745660806

0745660800

9780745660813

0745660819

OCLC:

898164127