Race, discourse, and the origin of the Americas : a new world view / edited by Vera Lawrence Hyatt and Rex Nettleford.
| Other author | Hyatt, Vera Lawrence. |
| Other author | Nettleford, Rex M., 1933-2010. |
| Other author | Smithsonian Institution. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1995. |
| Description | xiii, 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1492: A new world view / Sylvia Wynter -- Romanus pontifex (1454) and the expansion of Europe / Valentin Y. Mudimbe -- African presence in early America / Ivan Van Sertima -- An essay on pre-Columbian contacts between the Americas and other areas, with special reference to the work of Ivan Van Sertima / David H. Kelley -- Discoveries of yesterday and today: Africa and the United States at the horizon of the year 2000 / Théophile Obenga -- Before Columbus: Portugal's African prelude to the middle passage and contribution to discourse on race and slavery / A. J. R. Russell-Wood -- |
| Contents | Perspectives on African christianity / John Thornton -- The end of Moorish enlightenment and the beginning of the Columbian era / Jan Carew -- North American Indians and the demography of contact / Russell Thornton -- Our sciences, their science / Maurice Bazin -- New space, new time: disjunctions and context for a new world religion / Charles H. Long -- The polyrhythmic paradigm: the caribbean and the postmodern era / Antonio Benítez-Rojo -- Creolization in the making of the Americas / Edouard Glissant. |
| General note | Symposium held at the Smithsonian Institution, 1991. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 94021541 |
| ISBN | 1560985070 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E101 .R33 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |