Black land : imperial Ethiopianism and African America / Nadia Nurhussein.

Author/creator Nurhussein, Nadia, 1974- author.
Format Book
PublicationPrinceton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Copyright Date©2019
Descriptionxv, 259 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Portion of title Imperial Ethiopianism and African America
Contents Introduction -- Recognizing the Ethiopian flag -- Pauline E. Hopkins and the shadow of transcription -- Fashioning the imperial self -- Imperial embellishment -- Empire on the world stage -- Martial Ethiopianism in verse -- George S. Schuyler and the appeal of imperial Ethiopia -- Claude McKay and the display of aristocracy -- Conclusion: Langston Hughes's business suit.
Abstract "As the only African nation, with the exception of Liberia, to remain independent during the colonization of the continent, Ethiopia has long held significance for and captivated the imaginations of African Americas. In Black Land, Nadia Nurhussein delves into nineteenth- and twentieth-century African American artistic and journalistic depictions of Ethiopia, illuminating the increasing tensions and ironies behind cultural celebrations of an African country asserting itself as an imperial power"-- Dust jacket
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 235-250) and index.
Issued in other formEbook version : 9780691194134
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2019941480
ISBN9780691190969 (hardcover)
ISBN0691190968 (hardcover)
ISBN(ebook)