Black on Black: Twentieth-Century African American Writing about Africa by Gruesser, John Cullen

University Press of Kentucky. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

University Press Of Kentucky, 2000. Book. Good. Hardcover. Good hadcover in Good jacket. EX-LIB w/usual markings. 2000. Page faces all clean. LIght edgewear. Binding solid. Jacket with laminate and taped to book. 205 pp..

Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 2000. Hardcover. xiii, 205p., very good first printing, dust jacket.

Black on Black. Twentieth Century African American Writing about Africa. By John Cullen Gruesser. Published by University Press of Kentucky. 2000. ISBN 0813121639. New 9 x 6 inches cloth hardcover with new dustjacket - no flaws. 205 Pages. Illustrated. Notes. Works Cited. Index. COMMENTS: John Gruesser uses the concept of Ethiopianismthe biblically inspired belief that black Americans would someday lead Africans and people of the diaspora to a bright futureto provide a framework for his study. Originating in the eighteenth century and inspiring religious and political movements throughout the 1800s, Ethiopianism dominated African American depictions of Africa in the first two decades of the twentieth century, particularly in the writings of Du Bois, Sutton Griggs, and Pauline Hopkins. Beginning with the Harlem Renaissance and continuing through the Italian invasion and occupation of Ethiopia, however, its influence on the portrayal of the continent slowly diminished. Ethiopianism's decline can first… Read More

Lexington, KY:: University Press of Kentucky,, (2000). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (appears unread) . First printing. A book described as "the first comprehensive analysis of the modern African American literary response to Africa, from W.E.B. Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk to Alice Walker's The Color Purple. Combining cutting-edge theory, extensive historical and archival research, and close readings of individual texts, Gruesser reveals the diversity of the African American response to Countee Cullen's question, 'What is Africa to Me?'" Extensive notes, works cited, index. xiii, 205 pp.

Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. New in New dust jacket. 2000. hardcover. 205 pp; Excellent book; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books. .

Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. New in New dust jacket. 2000. hardcover. 205 pp; Excellent book; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books. .

Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2000. Hard cover. New in new dust jacket.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 216 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Audience: General/trade. hardcover, dj, new book! s

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University Press of Kentucky, 2000-06-08. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!