Beschreibung:
Wilson Moses traces the origins of Afrocentrism since the 18th century. Moses provides a rich history of black intellectual life and the concept of race.
1. Introduction; 2. Varieties of black historicism; 3. From superman to man; 4. Progress, providence, and civilization: Crummell, Douglass, and others; 5. W. E. B. Du Bois: modernism and antimodernism; 6. William H. Ferris; 7. Afrocentrism versus relativism; 8. Conclusion.