1 option
Black land : imperial Ethiopianism and African America / Nadia Nurhussein.
LIBRA E184.E74 N87 2019
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nurhussein, Nadia, 1974- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethiopians--United States.
- Ethiopians.
- United States.
- Ethiopia--History.
- Ethiopia.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 259 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- "As the only African nation, with the exception of Libera, to remain independent during the colonization of the continent, Ethiopia has long held significance for and captivated the imaginations of African Americas. In Black Land, Nadia Nurhussein delves into nineteenth- and twentieth-century African American artistic and journalistic depictions of Ethiopia, illuminating the increasing tensions and ironies behind cultural celebrations of an African country asserting itself as an imperial power"--Dust jacket.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Recognizing the Ethiopian flag
- Pauline E. Hopkins and the shadow of transcription
- Fashioning the imperial self
- Imperial embellishment
- Empire on the world stage
- Martial Ethiopianism in verse
- George S. Schuyler and the appeal of imperial Ethiopia
- Claude McKay and the display of aristocracy
- Conclusion: Langston Hughes's business suit.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-250) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0691190968
- 9780691190969
- OCLC:
- 1089573780
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.