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In search of brightest Africa reimagining the dark continent in American culture, 1884-1936
Title
In search of brightest Africa [electronic resource] : reimagining the dark continent in American culture, 1884-1936 / Jeannette Eileen Jones.
ISBN
9780820333205 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0820333204 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780820341965 (e-book)
Published
Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2010.
Physical Description
xviii, 296 p. : ill.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 21, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: in search of brightest Africa
A cry from Africa : Victorians, new women, new Negroes, and moderns confront the dark continent
To Bunco a Yankee : America and the Congo question
Written on the wall : pan-African dreams of African empires and republics
To capture a vanishing world : naturalist-environmentalist discourses and displays of Africa
Reel Africa : American filmmaking and criticism in defense of Africa
Conclusion: the wonders of Africa brought to America.
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