Muslim Identities: An Introduction to Islam

Rather than focus solely on theological concerns, this well-rounded introduction takes an expansive view of Islamic ideology, culture, and...

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The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt

The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt uniquely covers 700,000 years of ancient Egypt, from c. 700,000 BC to AD 311. Following the story fro...

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African Mythology: A to Z (2nd Edition)

Humans use mythology and ritual to establish a sense of community, identity, and an understanding of their place in the universe. These to...

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Evil In Africa: Encounters With The Everyday

William C. Olsen, Walter E. A. van Beek, and the contributors to this volume seek to understand how Africans have confronted evil around t...

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Performing Blackness: Enactments of African-American Modernism

Performing Blackness offers a challenging interpretation of black cultural expression since the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s. Explorin...

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Jookin': The Rise of Social Dance Formations in African-American Culture

Katrina Hazzard-Gordon offers the first analysis of the development of the jook—an underground cultural institution created by the black w...

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Truth Stranger Than Fiction: Race, Realism, and the U.S. Literary Marketplace

Augusta Rohrbach broadens our understanding of the American literary tradition by showing how African American literature and culture grea...

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Way Too Cool: Selling Out Race and Ethics

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of cool have informed the American ethos since at least the 1970s. Whether we strive for it in politics or...

4:53 AM

The Cultural Matrix: Understanding Black Youth

The Cultural Matrix seeks to unravel a uniquely American paradox: the socioeconomic crisis, segregation, and social isolation of disadvan...

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The Culture of AIDS in Africa: Hope and Healing Through Music and the Arts

The Culture of Aids in Africa enters into the many worlds of expression brought forth across this vast continent by the ravaging presence ...

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Early Dynastic Egypt

Early Dynastic Egypt spans the five centuries preceding the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza. This was the formative period of ...

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On the Corner: African American Intellectuals and the Urban Crisis

In July 1964, after a decade of intense media focus on civil rights protest in the Jim Crow South, a riot in Harlem abruptly shifted atte...

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Black Germany: The Making and Unmaking of a Diaspora Community,1884-1960

This groundbreaking history traces the development of Germany's black community, from its origins in colonial Africa to its decimatio...

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Africa's Living Arts

Describes the clothing, personal ornaments, household goods, religious and ceremonial objects, hunting implements, and other items of anc...

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Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization (TheFabrication of Ancient Greece 1785-1985, Volume 1)

Classical civilisation, Martin Bernal argues, has deep roots in Afro-Asiatic cultures. But these Afro-Asiatic influences have been systema...

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African Elegance

detailed text and captions chronicle the significance of the superb artifact and decorative traditions showcased in the book. About the A...

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Rastafari and the Arts: An Introduction

Drawing on literary, musical, and visual representations of and by Rastafari, Darren J. N. Middleton provides an introduction to Rasta th...

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Essence: 25 Years of Celebrating Black Women

In 1970, Essence magazine was founded for African-American women to address a range of lifestyle issues - family, careers, personal relat...

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African Art: Its Background and Traditions

The many dimensions of African art are explored, aong with illustrations and explanations of various examples of tribal art, against thei...

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Hunter-Gatherers of the Congo Basin: Cultures, Histories, and Biologyof African Pygmies

The forest foragers of the Congo Basin, known collectively as "Pygmies," are the largest and most diverse group of active hunte...

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