The Case Against Afrocentrism

by Tunde Adeleke

Book Overview

Postcolonial discourses on African Diaspora history and relations have traditionally focused intensely on highlighting the common experiences and links between black Africans and African Americans. This is especially true of Afrocentric scholars and supporters who use Africa to construct and validate a monolithic, racial, and culturally essentialist worldview. Publications by Afrocentric scholars such as Molefi Asante, Marimba Ani, Maulana Karenga,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617033316
• ISBN13: 9781617033315
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"