The Colonial Art of Demonizing Others: A Global Perspective

by Esther Lezra

The Colonial Art of Demonizing Others examines European mistranslations and misrepresentations of black freedom dreams and self-activity as monstrous in the period of modern imperial consolidation -roughly from 1750 to 1848.

This book argues that Europe's archives of self-understanding are haunted by the traces of Black radical resistance. Just as Europe's economy came to depend upon the raw materials, markets, and labor it secured from the colonies,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415742269
• ISBN13: 9780415742269
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"