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Black land : imperial Ethiopianism and African America / Nadia Nurhussein

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Nurhussein, Nadia, 1974-
Additional Titles
Imperial Ethiopianism and African America
Published
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Physical Description
xv, 259 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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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.
Summary
"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"--
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ISBN
9780691190969 (hardcover)
0691190968 (hardcover)
9780691234625 (paperback)
0691234620 (paperback)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-250) and index.
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