The French Encounter With Africans

The French Encounter With Africans White Response to Blacks, 1530-1880

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Publisher's Synopsis

"As French and American historians of France are revisiting the history of French racism today, William B. Cohen's book is more important than ever. It has become a classic." -Nancy L. Green
In this pioneering work, William B. Cohen traces the ways in which negative attitudes toward blacks became deeply embedded in French culture. Examining the forces that shaped these views, Cohen reveals the persistent inequality of French interactions with blacks in Africa, in the slave colonies of the West Indies, and in France itself. Now a classic, The French Encounter with Africans is essential reading for anyone engaged in current discussions of European relations with non-Europeans and with issues of racism, ethnicity, identity, colonialism, and empire.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780253216502
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Pub date:
Edition: 1st pbk Edition
DEWEY: 325.344096
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 360
Weight: 524g
Height: 159mm
Width: 235mm
Spine width: 26mm