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Encyclopedia of Blacks in European History and Culture [Two Volumes]
Eric Martone
Book Code: GR4448
ISBN: 0-313-34448-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34448-0
712 pages, photos
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2008
List Price: $199.95 (UK Sterling Price: £115.00)
Availability: Not yet published. (Estimated publication date, 12/30/2008)
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
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Description: Blacks have played a significant part in European civilization since ancient times. This encyclopedia illuminates blacks in European history, literature, and popular culture. It emphasizes the considerable scope of black influence in, and contributions to, European culture. The first blacks arrived in Europe as slaves and later as laborers and soldiers, and black immigrants today along with others are transforming Europe into multicultural states. This indispensable set expands our knowledge of blacks in Western civilization. More than 350 essay entries introduce students and other readers to the white European response to blacks in their countries, the black experiences and impact there, and the major interactions between Europe and Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States that resulted in the settling of blacks in Europe. The range of information presented is impressive, with entries on noted European political, literary, and cultural figures of black descent from ancient times to the present, major literary works that had a substantial impact on European perceptions of blacks, black holidays and festivals, the struggle for civil equality for blacks, the role and influence of blacks in contemporary European popular culture, black immigration to Europe, black European identity, and much more. Offered as well are entries on organizations that contributed to the development of black political and social rights in Europe, representations of blacks in European art and cultural symbols, and European intellectual and scientific theories on blacks. Individual entries on Britain, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, Central Europe, Scandinavia, and Eastern Europe include historical overviews of the presence and contributions of blacks and discussion of country's role in the African slave trade and abolition and its colonies in Africa and the Caribbean. Suggestions for further reading accompany each entry. A chronology, resource guide, and photos complement the text.

Sample entries: British Abolition of Slavery; African Diaspora; Anton Wilhelm Ano; African American Artists in Europe; Blacks in the Works of Balzac; Bubonic Plague and Blacks; Alexandre Dumas, fils; Enlightenment Philosophers and Race; Blacks in the French Revolution; Female Genital Mutilation in Europe; African Invasions in Italy; European Reception of Jazz; Black Latinos; Blacks in Russian and Eastern Europe Literature; Alessandro de Medici; Moors; Nazis and Black POWs; Pan-Africanism; Mary Prince; Race Riots in Europe; Mary Seacole; Slave Trade, Portuguese; Zulu War
Table of Contents:
  • Advisory Board
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chronology
  • Alphabetical List of Entries
  • Topical List of Entries
  • The Encyclopedia
  • Resource Guide
  • Index
  • About the Editor and Contributors
LC Card Number: 2008030542
LCC Class: D212
Dewey Class: 940
PDF Catalogs:
Academic Library Fall 2008.pdf
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