Crosscurrents – African–Americans, Africa and Germany in the Modern World (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture) - Hardcover

Mcbride, David; Hopkins, Leroy; Blackshire–bela, C. Aisha

9781571130983: Crosscurrents – African–Americans, Africa and Germany in the Modern World (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)

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ISBN 10: 1571130985 ISBN 13: 9781571130983

Publisher: Camden House, 1998

This volume brings together fascinating research on the historical interaction between Germany, African nations and Black Americans. Leading scholars explore the influence of German missions, language and culture, politics, and science on Africa and Black America. Essays examine the medieval links between Germany and Africa, encounters between immigrant Germans and America's African population during the colonial era; the influence of German culture and natinalism on African-American social elites studying in Germany throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; Black American musical performers in Weimar Germany; and the shifting contacts among Black Americans, Germany, and Africa as Germany led Western modernization and expansionism during the twentieth century. The authors present a variety of disciplines and use heretofore untapped sources from German, American, and African depositories.

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Review:

"A significant and worthy addition to libraries wishing to enhance their African American and diasporan collections." CHOICE

About the Author:

DAVID McBRIDE is a professor in the African and African-American Studies Department at Penn State University - LEROY HOPKINS is professor of German and Modern Languages, Millersville University, Pennsylvania - C. AISHA BLACKSHIRE-BELAY is professor of African-American Studies and German, Temple University.

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